What's changing near BD5 7EZ
Within 2 km, around Holme Top in Bradford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
187new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.9%like-for-like prices in Holme Top, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · May 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.7 km away - School closed
School closed: Training and Skills CentreOther independent special school, other independent special school (de-registered)
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
400 m away - New schoolSept 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
24homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
151since energy certificates began (2008)
5in BD5 7EZ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extendedcertificate 2016
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
26storm overflows within 2 km
1,004hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
447spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Bower Grn/Chestnut St/Myrtle St/into East Brook (Culverted)78 spills, 286 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Longside Lane Hall Csointo Westbrook34 spills, 178 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Hammerton St/Leeds Rd/Harris St Csointo East Brook (Culverted)24 spills, 163 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Yorkshire Water
Little Horton Lane Csointo Bradford Beck70 spills, 132 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Yorkshire Water
Bower Grn/Chestnut St/Myrtle St/into East Brook (Culverted)60 spills, 71 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Springmill Street 2 Csointo Clvrt Trib Of Bowling Beck31 spills, 30 hours in 2025
500 m away - Yorkshire Water
Vicar Lane 2 Csointo East Brook (Culverted)33 spills, 30 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Yorkshire Water
Manchester Road Csointo Bowling Beck23 spills, 25 hours in 2025
750 m away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
55 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Trafalgar House Police Station - Installation Of Solar PV SystemBeing built
Sept 2023
950 m away - Rooftop solar
St Matthews CE Primary School, Ivy House Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Jun 2026
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Bow Beck Bowling, Back Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Forster Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2024
1.7 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in
May 2024
2.0 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedbergh Sports and Leisure Centre - Solar PV InstallationBeing built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Midland Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 80 MW
Dec 2024
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
The University Of Bradford Stadium - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 20242.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
15 permitted works running now or planned, 9 of them major.
- Major, planned
Baird Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Feb 2027
100 m away - Major
Baird Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Feb 2027
100 m away - Major, planned
Ripley Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027
250 m away - Major
Ripley Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027
250 m away - Major, planned
Ryan Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027
550 m away - Major
Ryan Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027
550 m away - Major
Hawkshead Drive, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major
Heddon Walk, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Major
Heddon Grove, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
19.9 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 5.2 km); Esholt WWTW (other, 7.9 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.