What's changing near DE4 5NH
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.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 49 m²
6since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DE4 5NH 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 5 running (22 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Anthony Gell School, Wood Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2026
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Alfreton Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2023
6.1 km away - Solar farm
Derby Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 38 MW
Mar 2025
6.4 km away - Battery storage
Derby Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023
6.7 km away - Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015
6.7 km away - Solar farm
Meadow Lane Solar FarmBeing built · 20 MW
Mar 2023
7.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsbury, Cawdor Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2024
7.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
7.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Hl Plastics Extrusions, Flamstead House Hall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Apr 2024
7.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
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
6.7 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
17.1 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
26.0 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
26.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
30.0 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
30.0 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: Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm (solar farm, 8.8 km); Ryder Point Quarry Wind Turbines (wind farm, 9.3 km); Padleywood Farm (solar farm, 9.3 km); Averhill Farm (solar farm, 9.3 km); Sibelco Brassington (wind farm, 9.8 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.