What's changing near WA10 6HQ
Within 2 km, around Windle & Denton's Green in St. Helens. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
13new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.4%like-for-like prices in Windle & Denton's Green, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+11%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool 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. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WA10 6HQ 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill events counted
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
50 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (9 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Queens Park Health And Fitness - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Feb 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
College Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2024
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Biffa Electricity Generating Compound, Burtonhead Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
2.7 km away - Hydrogen
St Helens Green Hydrogen FacilityApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
May 2025
2.9 km away - Energy from waste
Sutton Heath RoadApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Mar 2017
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Renault, Delphwood Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
St Helens Rugby League Stadium, Peasley Cross Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Jan 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Mere Grange, Leaside - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jun 2025
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Cut Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 57 MW
Apr 2025
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
The Sutton Academy, Elton Head Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Sept 2025
4.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Gunning Avenue, St HelensUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Rainford Road, St HelensUtility repair and maintenance works · MANWEB · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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 May 2015
8.6 km away - Pre-application
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north). application due May 2027
12.0 km away - Pre-application
Mersey Tidal Power ProjectGenerating Stations · This will be an in-river proposal, located within the Mersey Riverine
environment. The Project will be located towards the mouth of the River
Mersey, between the Wirral on the west and Liverpool to the east. application due January 2028
17.0 km away - Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester application due 30 May 2025
18.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due Dec 2027
21.5 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Holiday Moss Landfill Gas Scheme (landfill gas, 5.4 km); Holiday Moss Gas to Energy II (landfill gas, 5.4 km); PROMISED LAND FARM (wind farm, 5.6 km); Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 5.8 km); IBL Cold Stores - Solar Photovoltaics Panels (rooftop solar, 5.8 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.
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.