What's changing near BD9 4AY
Within 2 km, around Heaton Highgate in Bradford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
71new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+13.7%like-for-like prices in Heaton Highgate, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
+4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
16 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.2 km away - School closed
School closed: J.A.M.E.SOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2023
950 m away - School closed
School closed: Netherleigh and Rossefield SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Dec 2021
0 m away - School closed
School closed: TracksPupil referral unit, pupil referral unit (closure)
Aug 2020
2.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
15homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
67since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BD9 4AY itself
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
11storm overflows within 2 km
996hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
214spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Canal Road Frizinghall Csointo Bradford Beck100 spills, 618 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
North Avenue Csointo Bradford Beck25 spills, 239 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water Frizley Gardens Brainto Bradford Beck36 spills, 97 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Walden Drive No 2 Csointo Clvrt Trib Of Cliff Dike7 spills, 11 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Bradford Beck 2 Csointo Bradford Beck8 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Yorkshire Water
Powell Road Csointo Trap Sike13 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Valley Road Shipley 2 Csointo Bradford Beck13 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Canal Road 331 Csointo Bradford Beck6 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.4 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
49 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2024
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2024
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
The University Of Bradford Stadium - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2024
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Thornton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
Mar 2022
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
The Waterfront, Salts Mill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2024
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Midland Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 80 MW
Dec 2024
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
The Early Music Shop, Salts Mill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Dec 2024
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Stor Generation Plant - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
St James Church Primary School, Chelwood Drive - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 20243.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Garden Lane, BradfordHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Garden Lane, BradfordHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Heaton Road, BradfordUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Park View Terrace, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
Wood Road, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major
Wood Road, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Standard
Parsons Road, BradfordUtility asset works · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Standard
Ashwell Road, BradfordUtility asset works · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Standard
Ashfield Grove, ShipleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
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
17.8 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.
Running nearest: Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 3.5 km); Esholt WWTW (other, 5.7 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.