What's changing near DE55 1BG
Within 2 km, around Swanwick & Leabrooks in Amber Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
58new 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
800 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
550 m away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
700 m away - New homes
11 new homes completed2 flats, 9 houses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.6 km away
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 45 m²
13since energy certificates began (2008)
3in DE55 1BG itself
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2010
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
507hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
169spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Mortimer Wilson Csointo Oakerthorpe Brook41 spills, 171 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Swanwick Sewage Treatment Worksinto Tributary Of Hartshay Brook41 spills, 165 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Swanwick - Hickton Road Spsinto Tributary Of Hartshay Brook28 spills, 83 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Delves Farm Csointo Tributary Of Hartshay Brook31 spills, 45 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Alfreton - Brook Avenue Csointo Oakerthorpe Brook18 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Highfields Pumping Stationinto Trib Of Alfreton Brook6 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Alfreton - Eachwells Lane (So)into Tributary Of Oakerthorpe Brook1 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Outside Goodwin Csointo Trib Of Butterley Reservoir3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 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.
- Rooftop solar
Alfreton Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2023
2.0 km away - Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
A G Parfett & Sons Limited, Cotes Park Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Sept 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 - Solar farm
Derby Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 38 MW
Mar 2025
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Derby Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Meadow Lane Solar FarmBeing built · 20 MW
Mar 2023
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Fairbrook House, Clover Nook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024
3.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Sleetmoor Lane, AlfretonHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Mar 2027
600 m away - Minor
Derby Road, AlfretonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Two-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
150 m away - Minor
The Delves, AlfretonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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
5.9 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
17.5 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
26.6 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
26.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
27.3 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
27.3 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, 6.8 km); Crow Trees Farm (solar farm, 7.3 km); Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm (solar farm, 7.6 km); Padleywood Farm (solar farm, 7.8 km); Averhill Farm (solar farm, 7.8 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.
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.