What's changing near DE4 5DG
Within 2 km, around Crich, Holloway & Wingfield in Amber Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
22new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.1%like-for-like prices in Crich, Holloway & Wingfield, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
-1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 49 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DE4 5DG 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
987hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
58spill events counted
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
15 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (20 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Alfreton Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2023
5.8 km away - Solar farm
Derby Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 38 MW
Mar 2025
6.1 km away - Battery storage
Derby Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
6.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Anthony Gell School, Wood Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2026
6.3 km away - Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023
6.4 km away - Solar farm
Meadow Lane Solar FarmBeing built · 20 MW
Mar 2023
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
7.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Hl Plastics Extrusions, Flamstead House Hall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Apr 2024
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
SC Johnson, Denby - Solar PanelsBeing built · 620 kW
Sept 2022
7.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Cowper Lane, MatlockUtility repair and maintenance works · Connect Fibre (Fibre Assets Ltd) · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
950 m away - Minor
Bowns Hill, MatlockUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
150 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
- Pre-application
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire. application due June 2027
6.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
17.0 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
25.9 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
26.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
29.7 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
29.7 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.
A G Parfett & Sons Limited, Cotes Park Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Running nearest: Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm (solar farm, 8.8 km); Padleywood Farm (solar farm, 9.3 km); Averhill Farm (solar farm, 9.3 km); Ryder Point Quarry Wind Turbines (wind farm, 9.6 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.