What's changing near WA3 4LX
Within 2 km, around Culcheth West & Croft in Warrington. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
15new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.9%like-for-like prices in Culcheth West & Croft, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-9%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended 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. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
21homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 44 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
3in WA3 4LX itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2024
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
4hours 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
42 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (96 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Silver Lane, Risley - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Aug 2023
2.3 km away - Solar farm
Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
May 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Genesis Centre, Garrett Field - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jan 2025
3.1 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Winwick Link Road, Winwick - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2025
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Britplas Commercial Windows, Kingsland Grange - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Oct 2025
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
The Range, Parsonage Retail Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 200 kW
Mar 2024
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Warrington Vehicle Centre, Hardwick Grange - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jun 2024
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes Benz, Juniper Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2022
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation, The Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 710 kW
Feb 2026
5.8 km away - Solar farm
Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 10 MW
Sept 20246.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Jackson Avenue (Welfare Unit), WarringtonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Major
Common Lane, WarringtonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Major, planned
Clarke Avenue, WarringtonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major
Clarke Avenue, WarringtonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Withington Avenue, WarringtonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Major
Withington Avenue, WarringtonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 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-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
4.2 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
14.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due Dec 2027
17.9 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
20.5 km away - Decideddecided May 2015
20.7 km away - Pre-application
Peak Cluster CCS PipelineOther Pipe-lines · A carbon dioxide transport pipeline network connecting carbon capture sites in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire to a coastal location on the Wirral peninsula application due September 2027
21.6 km away - Decision
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Risley '4' Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.2 km); Risley (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Risley Sets 13 & 14 (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Whitehead Landfill (landfill gas, 6.6 km); Butchersfield Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.7 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.
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.