What's changing near WA9 3RE
Within 2 km, around Derbyshire Hill in St. Helens. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
328new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+23.8%like-for-like prices in Derbyshire Hill, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+28%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
31 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
600 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
6 new homes completed4 flats, 2 houses · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
550 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
8since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WA9 3RE 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)
252spill events counted
- United Utilities
St Helens Stwinto Sankey Brook42 spills, 504 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Folds Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto Black Brook68 spills, 216 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
St Helens Stwinto Sankey Brook22 spills, 97 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Malvern Road Cso (42052)into Sankey Brook29 spills, 67 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Gaskell Street Csointo Sutton Brook Trib Sankey Brook38 spills, 62 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - United Utilities
Berrys Lane Combined Sewer Overflowinto Sutton Brook Via Sws11 spills, 44 hours in 2025
200 m away - United Utilities
Warrington New Road (42060)into Hardshaw Brook18 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Rudd Avenue Csointo Sankey Brook5 spills, 27 hours in 2025
1.1 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
40 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (29 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
St Helens Rugby League Stadium, Peasley Cross Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Jan 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Renault, Delphwood Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - Energy from waste
Sutton Heath RoadApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Mar 2017
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Biffa Electricity Generating Compound, Burtonhead Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
College Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2024
2.8 km away - Hydrogen
St Helens Green Hydrogen FacilityApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
May 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
The Sutton Academy, Elton Head Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Sept 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Bellerophon Way TescoApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2019
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Mere Grange, Leaside - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jun 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Queens Park Health And Fitness - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Feb 2025
3.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Helsby Street, St HelensUtility repair and maintenance works · MANWEB · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
750 m away - Major
Helsby Street, St HelensUtility repair and maintenance works · MANWEB · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Major, planned
Sutton Road, St HelensUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
750 m away - Standard
Blackdown Grove, St HelensDisconnection or alteration of supply · MANWEB · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
350 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
7.5 km away - Decideddecided May 2015
12.4 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
16.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due Dec 2027
17.6 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
20.8 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: Amazon Omega Business Park (rooftop solar, 5.1 km); Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 6.9 km); PROMISED LAND FARM (wind farm, 7.7 km); Holiday Moss Landfill Gas Scheme (landfill gas, 8.8 km); Holiday Moss Gas to Energy II (landfill gas, 8.8 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.