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
4storm overflows within 2 km
200hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
122spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Leek - Junction Road Csointo Tributary Of River Churnet61 spills, 143 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Tittesworth Sewage Pumping Stationinto River Churnet7 spills, 30 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Leek - Junction Road Csointo Tributary Of River Churnet45 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Vicarage Road Csointo River Churnet9 spills, 3 hours in 2025
Salinae Hydrogen Storage projectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · The site is located approximately 5.2km south west of the town of Middlewich, west of Warmingham, in the Cheshire East Council area. It is partly on the site of the existing British Salt/Kistos Energy Storage facility.
application due July 2027 29.3 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Leek East & Upper Hulme: +30% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.6% in two years.