Country England and Wales › Region North West › Council Bolton › Neighbourhood Doffcocker & Moss Bank › Postcode BL1 5LJ What's changing near BL1 5LJ Within 2 km, around Doffcocker & Moss Bank in Bolton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
85 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+13.5% like-for-like prices in Doffcocker & Moss Bank, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
– crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 8 new homes completed flats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 19 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 12 new homes completed flats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025 New homes 32 new homes completed 4 flats, 28 houses · Mar 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025 New homes 5 new homes completed flats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024 New school Dec 2022 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
29 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
55 since energy certificates began (2008)
3 in BL1 5LJ itself
Extended certificate 2024 Extended certificate 2023 Extended certificate 2012 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 21 storm overflows within 2 km
1,321 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
419 spill events counted
United Utilities Spa Road Cso 07017 into River Croal 45 spills, 441 hours in 2025
1.9 km away United Utilities Chorley New/Devonshire Road Cso into Middle Brook 73 spills, 258 hours in 2025
950 m away United Utilities Albion Terrace Cso 071bd into Astley Brook 65 spills, 206 hours in 2025
1.3 km away United Utilities No 76 Middle Brook Cso into Middle Brook 94 spills, 160 hours in 2025
1.4 km away United Utilities Ladybridge Lane Cso into Middle Brook 22 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.2 km away United Utilities Thompson Road Cso into Captains Clough 8 spills, 35 hours in 2025
950 m away United Utilities Blackshaw Lane Cso 072fw into Middle Brook (River Croal) 15 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.8 km away United Utilities Vallets Lane Cso into Clvrt Of Captains Clough Brook 7 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.1 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 24 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (52 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Vernacare, Folds Road - Solar PV array Approved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jan 2025 Battery storage Union Court Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 5 MW
Oct 2021 Rooftop solar Edbro, Lever Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2023 Rooftop solar Crompton Health Centre, Crompton Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2024 Solar farm Seddon Construction, Plodder Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 220 kW
May 2025 Battery storage Bramble Croft, Chew Moor Lane - Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar Tesco Superstore, Mansell Way - Solar Panels Planning application in · 1 MW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar Tesco, Mansell Way Approved, not yet built · 450 kW
Nov 2020 Rooftop solar Churchill Unit Oncology Royal Bolton Hospital - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2026 Battery storage Slack Lane, Westhoughton - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 45 MW
Dec 2024 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major New Barn Street, Bolton Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Chorley Old Road, Bolton New service connection · SP Electricity North West · Lane closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Standard Empress Street, Bolton Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Thompson Road Pt 2, Bolton Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Mansfield Grove, Bolton Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Back Melrose Avenue, Bolton Remedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Marlwood Road, Bolton Remedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Sept 2025 Pre-application Intermodal Logistics Park North Rail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north). application due May 2027 Decided decided May 2015 Decided decided Aug 2014 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: Salford Road (rooftop solar, 2.9 km); Bolton TRF (energy from waste, 4.6 km); Salford Road Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.1 km); Atherton - Battery energy storage (battery storage, 7.0 km); Tesco Crab Tree Lane (rooftop solar, 7.2 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.