What's changing near HX1 2EN
Within 2 km, around Central Halifax & Boothtown in Calderdale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
104new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.5%like-for-like prices in Central Halifax & Boothtown, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.8%)
-8%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-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
77since energy certificates began (2008)
2in HX1 2EN itself
- Extendedcertificate 2014
- Extendedcertificate 2012
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
12storm overflows within 2 km
355hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
221spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Raglan Street Csointo Hebble Brook (Culverted)65 spills, 132 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wakefield Road 90 Csointo Calder+Hebble Navigation Canal39 spills, 69 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Mount Pellon Csointo Hebble Brook Culverted60 spills, 55 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Dene Place No 2 Csointo Hebble Brook25 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Sowerby Bridge Sewage Pumping Stninto River Calder8 spills, 27 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Ovenden Road Csointo Ovenden Brook (Culverted)13 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Yorkshire Water
King Street Csointo Hebble Brook7 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Sedburgh Road Csointo Hebble Brook2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
950 m 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
34 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Eureka, Discovery Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2024
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Wade Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 840 kW
Jun 2026
1.1 km away - Battery storage
Stainland Road, Salterhebble - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Sept 2021
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Ashday Hall Farm, Ashday Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 65 MW
Mar 2025
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Lowfields Energy Storage ProjectApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2023
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Lowfields Business Park, Lowfields Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 620 kW
Aug 2023
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Elland Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Holmfield Industrial Estate - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Holmfield Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
May 2025
4.5 km away - Biomass
Ernest Gill And Son, Holmfield Industrial Estate - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2022
4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Sedburgh Road, HalifaxWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Mar 2027
750 m away - Standard
Heywood Place, HalifaxDisconnection or alteration of supply · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Standard
Hopwood Lane, HalifaxUtility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
Clarence Street, HalifaxRemedial works · CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 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
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
15.5 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: Ovenden Moor (Repower) (wind farm, 8.0 km); Vine Street EfW (energy from waste, 9.0 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.