What's changing near OL16 3EG
Within 2 km, around Milnrow East & Newhey in Rochdale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
19new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.2%like-for-like prices in Milnrow East & Newhey, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.9%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
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. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
0in OL16 3EG 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
544hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
95spill events counted
- United Utilities
Ashes Lane Csointo River Beal43 spills, 332 hours in 2025
800 m away - United Utilities
Cedar Lane Cso (31031)into River Beal20 spills, 174 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Newbold Street Csointo The Stanney Brook26 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Stanney Road Csointo Stanney Brook4 spills, 13 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Shaw Road Csointo River Beal2 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Peppermint Bridge Csointo Piethorne Brook Trib Rvr Beal0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (40 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Ellenroad Farm, Bentgate Street - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Mar 2025
1.4 km away - Battery storage
Dig Gate Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Inkech, Crawford Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Makin Metal Powders Limited, Buckley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
Sept 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Corrosion Resistant Products, Todmorden Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Feb 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Spotland Stadium, Sandy Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2024
4.9 km away - Battery storage
Gipsy LaneBeing built · 20 MW
Jul 2021
5.0 km away - Battery storage
Astra Centre, Royal Barn Road - Energy StorageBeing built · 40 MW
Feb 2024
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Oldham Athletic Football Club, Hilbre Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Oct 2025
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Norden Community School - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2021
6.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Newhey Road, MilnrowRemedial works · ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Feb 2027
900 m away - Major
Newhey Road, MilnrowRemedial works · ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Feb 2027
900 m away - Standard
Severn Drive, MilnrowNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
500 m away - Standard
Collier Avenue, MilnrowNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
550 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 2025
12.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
18.3 km away - 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
21.5 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: Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 (wind farm, 6.3 km); Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 (wind farm, 6.6 km); Scouthead Power Plant (landfill gas, 7.7 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.