What's changing near BD5 8AR
Within 2 km, around Bowling Park in Bradford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
216new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+16.1%like-for-like prices in Bowling Park, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-13%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
1.4 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · May 2026
Jun 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026
Mar 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
800 m away - New school
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
258since energy certificates began (2008)
6in BD5 8AR itself
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extended
Storm overflows within 2 km
20storm overflows within 2 km
412hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
214spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Hammerton St/Leeds Rd/Harris St Csointo East Brook (Culverted)24 spills, 163 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Little Horton Lane Csointo Bradford Beck70 spills, 132 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Springmill Street 2 Csointo Clvrt Trib Of Bowling Beck31 spills, 30 hours in 2025
900 m away - Yorkshire Water
Vicar Lane 2 Csointo East Brook (Culverted)33 spills, 30 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Manchester Road Csointo Bowling Beck23 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Gordon Street Csointo Bowling Beck (Culverted)3 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Cleckheaton Road Csointo Tributary Of Low Moor Beck17 spills, 8 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Morley Street Csointo Bradford Beck2 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.8 km 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
St Matthews CE Primary School, Ivy House Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Jun 2026
650 m away - Rooftop solar
Trafalgar House Police Station - Installation Of Solar PV SystemBeing built
Sept 2023
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedbergh Sports and Leisure Centre - Solar PV InstallationBeing built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Bow Beck Bowling, Back Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Forster Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2024
1.9 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in
May 2024
2.3 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Roydsdale Way, Unit 6 - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Swaledale House, Weaverthorpe Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 20233.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
15 permitted works running now or planned, 9 of them major.
- Major, planned
Ryan Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027
250 m away - Major
Ryan Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027
250 m away - Major, planned
Baird Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Feb 2027
500 m away - Major
Baird Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Feb 2027
500 m away - Major, planned
Ripley Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027
650 m away - Major
Ripley Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027
650 m away - Major
Hawkshead Drive, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major, planned
Staithgate Lane, BradfordUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
1000 m away - Major
Staithgate Lane, BradfordUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
1000 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
19.8 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.
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.
Running nearest: Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 5.6 km); Esholt WWTW (other, 8.3 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.