What's changing near BD7 4PY
Within 2 km, around Great Horton & Brackenhill in Bradford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
111new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+13.3%like-for-like prices in Great Horton & Brackenhill, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
26 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
51 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.7 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 17 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
23homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
136since energy certificates began (2008)
2in BD7 4PY itself
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
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
12storm overflows within 2 km
405hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
188spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Lidget Fm/Lower Lidget Fm Cso'Sinto Bull Greave Beck14 spills, 150 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Thearne Green Csointo Bull Greave Beck55 spills, 104 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Pasture Lane No 2 Csointo Bull Greave Beck (Culverted)37 spills, 79 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Great Horton Road Csointo Horton Beck West Brook Clvrtd34 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Farnham Road Csointo Horton Beck (West Brook)17 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Spencer Road Csointo Horton Beck (West Brook)21 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Brackenhill Park No. 2 Csointo Horton Beck (Culverted)4 spills, 7 hours in 2025
300 m away - Yorkshire Water
Shirley Road Csointo Horton Beck6 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.6 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
47 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (22 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Clayton Ce Primary School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2024
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Stor Generation Plant - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Thornton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
Mar 2022
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
St Matthews CE Primary School, Ivy House Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Jun 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Trafalgar House Police Station - Installation Of Solar PV SystemBeing built
Sept 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedbergh Sports and Leisure Centre - Solar PV InstallationBeing built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2024
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2024
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
St James Church Primary School, Chelwood Drive - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 20243.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Cross Lane, BradfordUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Standard
Hollingwood Lane, BradfordNew service connection · YORKSHIRE WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Melba Road, BradfordDisconnection or alteration of supply · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Enfield Drive, BradfordUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Low Green Terrace, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Hollingwood Lane, BradfordUtility asset works · HUTCHISON 3G LTD · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
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
17.5 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, 6.5 km); Esholt WWTW (other, 9.2 km); Ovenden Moor (Repower) (wind farm, 9.4 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.