What's changing near BL9 8DZ
Within 2 km, around Unsworth in Bury. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
220new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.8%like-for-like prices in Unsworth, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
72 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
39 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
30 new homes completed6 flats, 24 houses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.6 km away - New schoolJan 2024
1.0 km away - New school
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
22since energy certificates began (2008)
2in BL9 8DZ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- 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
10storm overflows within 2 km
1,086hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
217spill events counted
- United Utilities
Bury Wastewater Treatment Worksinto River Irwell57 spills, 617 hours in 2025
950 m away - United Utilities
Bury Wastewater Treatment Worksinto River Irwell38 spills, 143 hours in 2025
900 m away - United Utilities
Church Street East 09003into Unnamed Trib Of River Irwell19 spills, 133 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Parr Brook Csointo Parr Brook42 spills, 96 hours in 2025
600 m away - United Utilities
Sunny Bank Road Csointo Parr Brook Via Sws32 spills, 76 hours in 2025
200 m away - United Utilities
Ainsworth Road Cso (Bry0129)into River Irwell Via A Surface Water Sewer6 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Linksview Estate Cso 091bcinto Parr Brook18 spills, 10 hours in 2025
200 m away - United Utilities
Morris Street Cso (Bry0137)into River Irwell5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 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
50 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (52 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Park 17 Industrial Estate - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse Iceland, Pilsworth Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Polyflor Limited, Prestwich Delivery Office - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2026
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2026
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Health Club, Heywood Old Road - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Nov 2023
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 11 MW
Nov 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Heaton Park Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 290 kW
May 2026
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Stoneclough - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 7 MW
Oct 2022
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Sports Village - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Aug 20215.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2025
2.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
22.0 km away - Pre-application
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail 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
23.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
25.7 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: Pilsworth Landfill Site (other, 2.0 km); Pilsworth Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.1 km); Lascar Works (battery storage, 3.9 km); Clifton Hall (landfill gas, 5.0 km); Bent Spur Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.6 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.