What's changing near WA5 1JU
Within 2 km, around Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges in Warrington. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
79new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.1%like-for-like prices in Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-8%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
7 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
56 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
36since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WA5 1JU 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
11storm overflows within 2 km
1,078hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
229spill events counted
- United Utilities
Warrington North Wwtwinto Mersey Estuary59 spills, 521 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Hall Nook Combined Sewer Overflowinto Penketh Brook56 spills, 132 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Bewsey Bridge Pumping Stationinto Sankey Brook9 spills, 112 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Bewsey Bridge Cso (Bewsy)into Sankey Brook15 spills, 79 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Whittle Brook Psinto Mersey Estuary22 spills, 59 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - United Utilities
Thewlis Street Csointo River Mersey37 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Thornton Road Depot Cso 482u7into Sankey Brook15 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - United Utilities
Warrington North Wwtwinto Mersey Estuary9 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.6 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
44 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (59 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Warrington Teaching Hospital, Lovely Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
May 2026
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Winwick Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Mar 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Fairchild Road, Burtonwood & Westbrook - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2023
2.6 km away - Solar farm
Haweswater Car Park - Solar CanopyApproved, not yet built · 870 kW
Oct 2024
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Dominos Pizza, Skyline Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Feb 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Automobiles, Europa Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Hut Group, Skyline Drive - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 7 MW
Jul 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Hut Group, Skyline Drive - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Nov 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Lockheed Road, Burtonwood & Westbrook - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
City Plumbing, Lockheed Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 640 kW
Jun 2024
3.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Blandford Road, WarringtonNew service connection · MANWEB · Give and take
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Birchfield Road, WarringtonNew service connection · MANWEB · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
550 m away - Minor
Washington Drive, WarringtonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Penketh Road, WarringtonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Lane closure
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
- 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
7.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due Dec 2027
10.5 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
12.2 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
16.3 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
17.8 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: Warrington Home Solar Scheme (rooftop solar, 2.0 km); Arpley Landfill Scheme 'A' (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Arpley Landfill Scheme 'B' (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Amazon Omega Business Park (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); Daresbury Science Park - Solar Array (solar farm, 5.1 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.