What's changing near DE55 7HB
Within 2 km, around Alfreton in Amber Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
303new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.6%like-for-like prices in Alfreton, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
+5%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
58 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
36 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
50 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
45 new homes completed8 flats, 37 houses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
400 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 21 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 42 m²
9since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DE55 7HB 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
14storm overflows within 2 km
1,241hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
289spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Alfreton Sewage Treatment Worksinto Alfreton Brook30 spills, 323 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Alfreton Sewage Treatment Worksinto Alfreton Brook54 spills, 214 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Mortimer Wilson Csointo Oakerthorpe Brook41 spills, 171 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
South Normanton - Carnfield Spsinto Tributary Of Alfreton Brook25 spills, 164 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Somercotes - Lower Birchwood Spsinto Tributary Of River Erewash20 spills, 110 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Alfreton - Meadow Lane Sewage Psinto Tributary Of Alfreton Brook33 spills, 83 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Birchwood Lane Csointo Trib Of River Erewash23 spills, 59 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Elms Estate Csointo Alfreton Brook16 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1.9 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
32 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
750 m away - Rooftop solar
A G Parfett & Sons Limited, Cotes Park Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Sept 2023
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Alfreton Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2023
1.5 km away - Solar farm
Meadow Lane Solar FarmBeing built · 20 MW
Mar 2023
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Fairbrook House, Clover Nook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Evans Concrete Products, Pye Bridge Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Mar 2024
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Eurocell Nickel, High View Road - Solar Pv SystemPlanning application in · 600 kW
Jul 2024
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Wharf Road & Beaufit Lane, Pinxton - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Plymouth Avenue, Pinxton - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2024
4.1 km away - Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015
4.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
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
8.1 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
19.7 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
28.5 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
28.5 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
28.7 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
29.0 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: Twin Yards Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.5 km); Crow Trees Farm (solar farm, 5.1 km); Land North of the Wood at Averill Farm (solar farm, 6.2 km); Padleywood Farm (solar farm, 6.2 km); Averhill Farm (solar farm, 6.2 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.