What's changing near WF10 4JB
Within 2 km, around Castleford Town in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
30new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
54homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.5%like-for-like prices in Castleford Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-10%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
29homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
38since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WF10 4JB 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
8storm overflows within 2 km
1,200hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
234spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Ings Lane Storm Tanksinto River Aire97 spills, 949 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wheldon Road Csointo River Aire38 spills, 87 hours in 2025
400 m away - Yorkshire Water
Castleford Stwinto River Aire23 spills, 72 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Carr Lane Spsinto Carr Beck34 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Yorkshire Water
All Saints Church Csointo River Aire22 spills, 27 hours in 2025
700 m away - Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water Services Ltd,Aketoninto Carr Beck16 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
James Street Spsinto River Aire4 spills, 4 hours in 2025
750 m away - Yorkshire Water
Ings Lane Storm Tanksinto River Aire0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (340 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Steamboat Way, Glasshoughton - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit G1, Whistler Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2022
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Newton Lane, Ledston - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
May 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Chep UK, Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 790 kW
Jun 2023
3.2 km away - Solar farm
Barnsdale Road Solar ParkBeing built · 40 MW
Aug 2025
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Sharpsmart, Loscoe Close - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Dec 2024
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Ferrybridge 2, Fryston Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jun 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Stuart Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Jul 2022
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
DHL, Waindyke Way - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Mar 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Siniat, Kirkhaw Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Dec 2024
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Eastfield Lane, CastlefordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Major
Wheldon Road, CastlefordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major
Ryebread, CastlefordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Standard
Bridge Street, CastlefordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Standard
Parklands, CastlefordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Standard
Newfield Avenue, CastlefordUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Standard
Wheldon Road, CastlefordNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 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
Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and StorageOther Pipe-lines · The Ferrybridge Energy from Waste Carbon Capture and Storage project is located near Knottingley within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and administrative area of the Wakefield Metropolitan DC. The site is located to the west of the River Aire and the east of the A1(M). application due February 2028
4.1 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
4.1 km away - Pre-application
Ferrybridge Next Generation Power StationGenerating Stations · Land at and within the vicinity of the former Ferrybridge C Power Station Site, Kirkhaw Lane, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire – within the administrative area of Metropolitan District of Wakefield, and a land corridor extending eastwards into the administrative area of North Yorkshire Council. application due June 2027
4.5 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
7.8 km away - Examination
Light Valley SolarGenerating Stations · The Proposed Development includes seven land parcels (Sites 1-4 and 6-8) which are strategically situated in the rural expanse between Monk Fryston and Hillam, Hambleton and Escrick. Site 1 is the northernmost parcel, part of the Escrick Estate and is approximately 430m east of Escrick. The western parcels (Sites 2, 6, 7 and 8) situated to the east of South Milford and north-east of Monk Fryston are located close to the Milford Curve rail line and are characterised by arable landscape dotted with farm structures. The southern most parcels (Sites 3 and 4) are also characterised by arable landscape and are located to the east of Monk Fryston; with Site 4 being located just east of Birkin, on the northern edge of the River Aire.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) (energy from waste, 4.4 km); Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) (energy from waste, 4.4 km); Kirkhaw Lane - Battery Storage Energy (battery storage, 4.7 km); Kirkhaw Lane (battery storage, 4.7 km); Peckfield Quarry Landfill Scheme (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.