What's changing near DE55 1AD
Within 2 km, around Swanwick & Leabrooks in Amber Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
45new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.4%like-for-like prices in Swanwick & Leabrooks, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
-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
18 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 16 m²
11since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DE55 1AD 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
8storm overflows within 2 km
693hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
222spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Padley Hall Csointo The Hartshay Brook63 spills, 216 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Toll Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto Hartshay Brook55 spills, 184 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Swanwick Sewage Treatment Worksinto Tributary Of Hartshay Brook41 spills, 165 hours in 2025
650 m away - Severn Trent Water
Swanwick - Hickton Road Spsinto Tributary Of Hartshay Brook28 spills, 83 hours in 2025
500 m away - Severn Trent Water
Delves Farm Csointo Tributary Of Hartshay Brook31 spills, 45 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Outside Goodwin Csointo Trib Of Butterley Reservoir3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
500 m away - Severn Trent Water
Greenhill Industrial Estate Csointo Trib Of Cromford Canal1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Pentrich Spsinto Hartsay Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 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
28 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015
1.6 km away - Solar farm
Derby Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 38 MW
Mar 2025
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Derby Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Alfreton Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Evans Concrete Products, Pye Bridge Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Mar 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
A G Parfett & Sons Limited, Cotes Park Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Sept 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Fairbrook House, Clover Nook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024
4.1 km away - Solar farm
Meadow Lane Solar FarmBeing built · 20 MW
Mar 2023
4.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Derby Road, AlfretonHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Minor
Derby Road, AlfretonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Two-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
600 m away - Minor
The Delves, AlfretonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 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
5.2 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
16.8 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
26.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
26.6 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
26.6 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: Twin Yards Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.4 km); Crow Trees Farm (solar farm, 7.8 km); Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm (solar farm, 8.3 km); Padleywood Farm (solar farm, 8.5 km); Averhill Farm (solar farm, 8.5 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.