Country England and Wales › Region North West › Council Rossendale › Neighbourhood Whitworth › Postcode OL12 8SJ What's changing near OL12 8SJ Within 2 km, around Whitworth in Rossendale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
39 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.9% like-for-like prices in Whitworth, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.5%)
-9% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 14 new homes completed houses · May 2025 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed houses · Dec 2024 – May 2025
May 2025 New homes 9 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025 New school Jul 2024 New school Aug 2022 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
10 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in OL12 8SJ 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 4 storm overflows within 2 km
298 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
65 spill events counted
United Utilities Whitworth Cso into River Spodden 53 spills, 269 hours in 2025
750 m away United Utilities Whitworth Sso into River Spodden 3 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.6 km away United Utilities Rooley Moor Rd W51 into Trib Healey Dell 7 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.9 km away United Utilities Station Road (Whitworth) Cso into River Spodden 2 spills, 7 hours in 2025
200 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 19 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (158 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Norden Community School - Solar PV Systems Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2021 Rooftop solar Makin Metal Powders Limited, Buckley Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 650 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar Spotland Stadium, Sandy Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2024 Battery storage The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 57 MW
Apr 2024 Rooftop solar Inkech, Crawford Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2025 Battery storage Gipsy Lane Being built · 20 MW
Jul 2021 Battery storage Astra Centre, Royal Barn Road - Energy Storage Being built · 40 MW
Feb 2024 Rooftop solar Corrosion Resistant Products, Todmorden Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Feb 2025 Battery storage Park Road Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Nov 2021 Rooftop solar Heywood Sports Village - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Aug 2021 Solar farm Road and street works within 1 km 8 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Oakenshaw Avenue, Whitworth Diversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Oakenshaw Avenue, Whitworth Diversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Market Street, Whitworth Diversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Highgate Lane, Whitworth Utility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Shawclough Road, Whitworth Diversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Market Street, Whitworth Diversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Market Street, Whitworth Diversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Whitworth Road, Rochdale Remedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Sept 2025 Pre-application Calderdale Energy Park Generating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026 Decided decided Nov 2022 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: Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 (wind farm, 5.2 km); Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 (wind farm, 5.3 km); Reaps Moss Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.4 km); Scout Moor Windfarm (wind farm, 6.5 km); Todmorden Moor (wind farm, 6.5 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.