What's changing near SA4 9QZ
Within 2 km, around Llangyfelach & Tircoed in Swansea. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
219new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.8%like-for-like prices in Llangyfelach & Tircoed, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.9%)
-21%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
41 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
53 new homes completed4 flats, 49 houses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
750 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
51 new homes completed4 flats, 47 houses · Oct 2024 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 16 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 18 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SA4 9QZ 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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
35 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (73 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Gwenlais Farm, Carmel Road - Gwenlais Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 16 MW
Jun 2025
1.6 km away - Battery storage
Gwenlais Farm, Carmel Road - Gwenlais Solar FarmApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025
1.6 km away - Battery storage
Garngoch Industrial Estate, Penllergaer - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2025
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Brynwhilach Solar Farm, Morriston - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2023
2.4 km away - Solar farm
Penllergaer Solar Farm - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
Apr 2025
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Bryntywod, Llangyfelach - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Feb 2025
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 400 MW
May 2026
2.9 km away - Solar farm
Parc Solar CaenewyddBeing built · 42 MW
May 2026
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Parc Solar CaenewyddBeing built · 46 MW
May 2026
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Abergelli Farm, Felindre - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 250 MW
Jul 2025
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 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
Abergelli PowerGenerating Stations · Farmland to the north of Swansea, Wales decided Sept 2019
3.5 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2015
10.6 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2015
19.2 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: Gelliwern Isaf Farm (solar farm, 1.9 km); Brynwhilach Solar Park (solar farm, 2.8 km); Abergelli Glas Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.0 km); Rhyd-y-Pandy Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.3 km); Cockett Valley (solar farm, 5.2 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.