What's changing near S4 7DE
Within 2 km, around Crabtree & Fir Vale in Sheffield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
258new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-5.7%like-for-like prices in Crabtree & Fir Vale, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.9%)
+5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024
Oct 2024
1.8 km away - New homes
84 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024
Oct 2024
1.8 km away - New homes
64 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024
Oct 2024
1.8 km away - School closed
School closed: Oak Tree HighOther independent school, other independent school (de-registered)
Jul 2020
1.2 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.
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 36 m²
62since energy certificates began (2008)
1in S4 7DE 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
23storm overflows within 2 km
924hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
374spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Owler Lane Csointo Bagley Dyke73 spills, 290 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Vickers Road Csointo Firth Park Stream57 spills, 148 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Brompton Road Csointo River Don59 spills, 147 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Norwood Road No2 Csointo Trib Of Bagley Dike42 spills, 115 hours in 2025
900 m away - Yorkshire Water
Darnall Road Csointo Kirkbridge Dike20 spills, 61 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Bacon Lane Csointo River Don34 spills, 54 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Yorkshire Water
Northern General Hospital Csointo Bagley Dike19 spills, 51 hours in 2025
800 m away - Yorkshire Water
Longley Hall No. 2 Csointo Bagley Dike19 spills, 32 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
44 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (114 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Special Melted Products, Atlas Works - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Apr 2023
950 m away - Battery storage
Petre & Carlisle Street East & Petre Street - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
May 2023
1000 m away - Rooftop solar
Special Melted Products, President Way Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Mar 2023
1.0 km away - Battery storage
Hunsley Street - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2023
1.1 km away - Battery storage
Upwell Street - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Oct 2022
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sytner BMW Sheffield, Brightside Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2025
1.4 km away - Other
Sheffield District Heating NetworkApproved, not yet built
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - Battery storage
Darnall Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Aug 2022
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Jessops Riverside, Brightside Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Mar 2024
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Northern General Hospital, Herries Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Aug 2024
2.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major, planned
Petre Street, SheffieldUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major
Petre Street, SheffieldUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Goddard Hall Road, SheffieldUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major
Goddard Hall Road, SheffieldUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Barnsley Road, SheffieldUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Standard
Burngreave Road, SheffieldNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Minor
Burngreave Road, SheffieldNew service connection · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Minor
Bressingham Road, SheffieldUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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-examination
Whitestone Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Approximately 8km east of Rotherham, within the administrative areas of the City of Doncaster Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. application due June 2026
11.5 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: Parkwood Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 1.6 km); Sheffield ERF (energy from waste, 1.7 km); Meadow Hall Power (landfill gas, 4.2 km); Blackburn Meadows Biomass Plant (biomass, 4.3 km); Blackburn Meadows (battery storage, 4.3 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.