What's changing near NG5 5GH
Within 2 km, around Bestwood in Nottingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
287new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
155homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.6%like-for-like prices in Bestwood, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.6%)
+19%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
750 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jul 2026
900 m away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
450 m away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
900 m away - New homes
45 new homes completed3 flats, 42 houses · Oct 2024 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
250 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
250 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
200 m away - New homes
51 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
250 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
250 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
350 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
400 m away
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
17since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NG5 5GH 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
13storm overflows within 2 km
305hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
147spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Nottingham - Hucknall Lane/Grindon Cresc (Cso)into River Leen30 spills, 136 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Nottingham - Hucknall Lane/Aston Drive (Cso)into River Leen34 spills, 98 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bulwell - St Andrews Close Csointo River Leen23 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Sherwood - Valley Rd/Harmston Rise (Cso)into Day Brook21 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bulwell - Vernon Road 129 Csointo River Leen10 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Sherwood - Valley Rd-Edwards Ln Csointo Day Brook12 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Nottingham - Retford Road (Cso)into Day Brook7 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Sherwood - Valley Rd Csointo Day Brook6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.4 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
45 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (32 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bulwell Academy, Squires Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Aspect Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Mar 2024
2.9 km away - Energy from waste
Bulwell EnergyBeing built · 30 MW
May 2017
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Tennis And Fitness Club, Aspley Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Blenheim Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jan 2025
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Watnall Road, Hucknall - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
ITP Aero, Harrier Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Ambulance Station, Beechdale Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2026
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy, Harvey Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Mountfield Drive, NottinghamUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Mountfield Drive, NottinghamUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Wyton Close, NottinghamNew service connection · Last Mile Asset Management · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 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
18.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
19.4 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
19.4 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
21.8 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
23.0 km away - Decisionapplication due July 2025
24.7 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Dorket Head (landfill gas, 4.7 km); Gedling Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.0 km); Burntstump Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 6.0 km); Eastcroft EfW (Lines 1 & 2) (energy from waste, 6.1 km); Eastcroft Municipal Depot (solar farm, 6.1 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.
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.