What's changing near CA28 8QX
Within 2 km, around Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank in Cumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
171new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.4%like-for-like prices in Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.4%)
-6%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
5 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
450 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.7 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 16 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
8since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CA28 8QX 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
9storm overflows within 2 km
1,750hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
259spill events counted
- United Utilities
Keekle Pumping Stationinto River Keekle Via A Surface Water Sewer · near bathing water: Seascale147 spills, 1,533 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Meadow Rd Cso 023a8into A Culverted Section Of Pow Beck (Via A Surface Water Sewer) · near bathing water: St Bees19 spills, 74 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Winston Drive Hensingham Cso 02632into Snebra Beck30 spills, 44 hours in 2025
100 m away - United Utilities
Grisedale Close Csointo Pow Beck · near bathing water: St Bees18 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Lattrigg Rd Cso 022cjinto Culverted Section Of Pow Beck Via A Surface Water Sewer · near bathing water: St Bees18 spills, 29 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Esk Avenue Mirehouse Csointo Un-Named Trib Of Pow Beck16 spills, 17 hours in 2025
850 m away - United Utilities
Croasdale Avenue Csointo Pow Beck9 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Snebra Whitehaven Cso 023b2into Trib Of Pow Beck2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
400 m 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
11 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Whitehaven Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2026
750 m away - Rooftop solar
J Dixon And Sons, Lowther Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Dec 2025
3.5 km away - Wind farm
Highfield Farm, St Bees - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Oct 2025
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Cleator Energy Storage Facility ExtensionPlanning application in · 5 MW
Jan 2026
4.5 km away - Wind farm
Stubsgill Farm, Distington - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jun 2025
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Distington Materials Recycling Facility, Pittwood Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
8.5 km away - Solar farm
Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 150 MW
Jul 2026
8.8 km away - Battery storage
Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2026
8.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Aug 2022
9.0 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
- Decided
Dean Moor Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Site located primarily to the west of the A5086 at Branthwaite Edge, and approximately 6.5 KM south decided Jul 2026
8.3 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: Cleator (battery storage, 4.4 km); Fairfield Farm (wind farm, 5.6 km); Lowca Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.8 km); Distington Landfill (landfill gas, 8.4 km); Potato Pot Wind Farm (wind farm, 8.4 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.