What's changing near FY1 4QS
Within 2 km, around Central Blackpool in Blackpool. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
128new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.3%like-for-like prices in Central Blackpool, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.1%)
-18%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
25 new homes completedflats · Oct 2026
Oct 2026
750 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
850 m away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
850 m away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
850 m away - New homes
19 new homes completed3 flats, 16 houses · Dec 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
900 m away - New schoolAug 2025
100 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
850 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
800 m away - New homes
15 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.9 km away - New schoolOct 2021
1.0 km away - New school
31homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
176since energy certificates began (2008)
1in FY1 4QS 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
305hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
48spill events counted
- United Utilities
Manchester Square Psinto Irish Sea · near bathing water: Blackpool North; Blackpool Central; Blackpool South; Bispham42 spills, 238 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - United Utilities
Manhole N20 E Park Dr Cso/Sp Dr Psinto Marton Mere Via Main Dyke (Culverted) · near bathing water: Blackpool North6 spills, 67 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Gynn Squareinto Irish Sea0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
2.0 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
22 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Marton Mere Holiday Village, Mythop Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Apr 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Blackpool Victoria Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2024
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Unity College, Warbreck Hill Road - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
St Georges School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Dec 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Blackpool Police Divisional Headquarters - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Jun 2023
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Bristol Avenue - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
May 2021
4.0 km away - Solar farm
Smithy Lane, Staining - Solar PV Panels & BESSPlanning application in · 40 MW
Feb 2026
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Smithy Lane, Staining - Solar PV Panels & BESSPlanning application in · 40 MW
Feb 2026
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Clifton Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Dec 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Blackpool Vauxhall, Whitehills Business Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 200 kW
Jun 20265.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Grosvenor Street, BlackpoolHighway improvement works · BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major
Platt Street, BlackpoolUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Rear Ashton Road And Keswick Road, BlackpoolNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Standard
Rear Devonshire Road And Manchester Road, BlackpoolNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Manchester Road, BlackpoolNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Talbot Road, BlackpoolSection 50 · BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
Talbot Road, BlackpoolNew service connection · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Fisher Street, BlackpoolUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
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
- Decideddecided Sept 2026
5.1 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2020
6.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2015
11.2 km away - Pre-application
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectElectric Lines · The area of Irish Sea in English waters and a land fall area reaching from Crosby at the southern end, to Fleetwood at the northern end and Penwortham at the Eastern extent application due March 2029
21.2 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 To The South Of Todderstaffe (solar farm, 5.6 km); Staining Wood Farm (solar farm, 6.9 km); Thornton Power Station (biomass, 8.1 km); Land off Moss Side Lane (solar farm, 8.9 km); Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.1 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.