What's changing near HX6 2TA
Within 2 km, around Sowerby Bridge in Calderdale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
74new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.7%like-for-like prices in Sowerby Bridge, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.8%)
+0%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
14 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1000 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1000 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1000 m away - New homes
36 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
850 m away - New schoolSept 2022
1.9 km away - New schoolDec 2020
750 m away - New schoolSept 2020
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 12 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
23homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
32since energy certificates began (2008)
1in HX6 2TA 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
17storm overflows within 2 km
2,504hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
697spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
New Inn West Street Csointo River Ryburn77 spills, 604 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
High Royd Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Calder57 spills, 548 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
High Royd Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Calder113 spills, 417 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
West Street Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Ryburn103 spills, 284 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Yorkshire Water
High Royd Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Calder36 spills, 230 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wharfe House Csointo River Calder65 spills, 145 hours in 2025
950 m away - Yorkshire Water
Sowerby New Road Csointo River Calder66 spills, 73 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wakefield Road 90 Csointo Calder+Hebble Navigation Canal39 spills, 69 hours in 2025
1.5 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
16 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (18 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ryburn Valley High School, St Peters Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Sept 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Eureka, Discovery Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Wade Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 840 kW
Jun 2026
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Stainland Road, Salterhebble - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Sept 2021
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Holmfield Industrial Estate - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
5.0 km away - Biomass
Ernest Gill And Son, Holmfield Industrial Estate - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2022
5.0 km away - Battery storage
Holmfield Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
May 2025
5.0 km away - Battery storage
Holmfield - Battery Energy StorageBeing built · 250 kW
Mar 2023
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Elland Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
5.9 km away - Battery storage
Lowfields Energy Storage ProjectApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2023
6.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
- Major
Overdale Mount, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Major
Bairstow Mount, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Dam Head Road, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major
Gratrix Lane, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major
Bairstow Lane, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major
Willow Hall Lane, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major
Plane Tree Nest Lane, HalifaxUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major
Gibraltar Road, HalifaxHighway improvement works · CALDERDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Court Lane, HalifaxRemedial works · CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026900 m away
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
13.6 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
29.6 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.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.