What's changing near WA3 7HQ
Within 2 km, around Culcheth West & Croft in Warrington. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
83new 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 homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
400 m away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
450 m away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WA3 7HQ 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
301hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
42spill events counted
- United Utilities
Warrington Road Psinto Unnamed Tributary Cross Brook18 spills, 197 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - United Utilities
Mill House Lane Csointo Trib Cock Shot Brook24 spills, 104 hours in 2025
1.2 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
42 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (83 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Anaerobic digestion
Winwick Link Road, Winwick - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Genesis Centre, Garrett Field - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jan 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Britplas Commercial Windows, Kingsland Grange - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Oct 2025
3.4 km away - Solar farm
Silver Lane, Risley - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Aug 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Units 2-4 Opus 9 Industrial Estate - Roof mounted solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2022
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Christeyns Food Hygiene, Cameron Court - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Dec 2024
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Beamont Collegiate Academy, Long Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2026
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Warrington Vehicle Centre, Hardwick Grange - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jun 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes Benz, Juniper Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2022
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Automobiles, Europa Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 20255.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
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
2.6 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
14.8 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due Dec 2027
15.6 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
19.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2015
19.9 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
20.2 km away
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, 3.3 km); Risley Sets 13 & 14 (landfill gas, 3.3 km); Risley (landfill gas, 3.5 km); Warrington Home Solar Scheme (rooftop solar, 6.3 km); Butchersfield Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.4 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.