What's changing near DE11 0QA
Within 2 km, around Swadlincote Central in South Derbyshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
146new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
5homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.6%like-for-like prices in Swadlincote Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.8%)
-14%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
67 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
600 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
500 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
600 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.6 km away - New school
New school: Newhall Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led, primary
Jul 2024
1.3 km away - New schoolSept 2022
1.3 km away - Planning permissionMar 2022
1.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 19 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
5homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DE11 0QA 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
73hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
38spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Hospital Lane Storm Overflowinto Darklands Brook28 spills, 70 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - Coppice Side (Cso)into Darklands Brook2 spills, 2 hours in 2025
350 m away - Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - Belmont Street (Cso)into Trib River Trent 2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
350 m away - Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - Oversetts Road (Cso)into Trib Darklands Brook 6 spills, 1 hours in 2025
400 m away - Severn Trent Water
Upper Midway - Poplar Avenue (So)into Trib Darklands Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
350 m away - Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - Civic Way (Cso)into Trib Of River Trent0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
350 m away - Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - High Street (Cso)into Trib River Trent 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
350 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
29 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (58 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Lullington Solar ParkPlanning application in · 44 MW
Jul 2025
750 m away - Energy from waste
Keith Willshee Way - Swadlincote Resource Recovery ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2025
1.5 km away - Battery storage
Mount Road, Castle Gresley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jul 2022
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Park Road, Overseal - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Breach Farm - Energy BarnApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Aug 2017
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Caldwell Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 90 MW
Jul 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 290 kW
Nov 2024
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Velis Kebab, Hawkins Lane - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Apr 2024
5.9 km away - Battery storage
Burton Enterprise Park, Hawkins Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2022
5.9 km away - Energy from waste
Drakelow Renewable Energy CentreBeing built · 15 MW
Sept 2019
6.0 km away - Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Belfield Road, SwadlincoteHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Oversetts Road, SwadlincoteHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
1000 m away - Standard
Elmsleigh Drive, SwadlincoteUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 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
- Decideddecided Jun 2025
7.1 km away - Pre-application
Castle Way EnergyGenerating Stations · The proposed development includes five development sites (Sites A-E) which are situated in the rural expanse between Derby, Uttoxeter and Ashbourne. application due June 2027
8.7 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
8.8 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
17.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
17.8 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
19.1 km away - Recommendation
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Bretby Power (landfill gas, 1.6 km); Midland Lead, Kiln Way - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 1.8 km); Land at Coton Park Colliery (solar farm, 3.1 km); Short Hazel Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.7 km); Prestop Park Farm (solar farm, 5.1 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.
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.