What's changing near WF1 3HG
Within 2 km, around Wakefield Central in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
255new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+12.6%like-for-like prices in Wakefield Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-4%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
29 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
900 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
850 m away - New homes
28 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
31 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
58 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.7 km away - New schoolDec 2020
2.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 22 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
24since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WF1 3HG 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
250hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
77spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Aberford Road Csointo River Calder46 spills, 188 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wrenthorpe Csointo Balne Beck16 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wrenthorpe Lane Csointo Balne Beck15 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Woodside Csointo Cut Beck0 spills, 0 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
49 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (30 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane - Solar CarportPlanning application in · 300 kW
Jun 2026
900 m away - Rooftop solar
Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Denby Dale Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 150 kW
Jun 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Vehicle Testing Station, Patrick Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Oct 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Headways, Unit 3 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2024
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Westfield Road, Carlton - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Jul 2022
4.3 km away - Battery storage
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Aug 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Carshop Wakefield, Calder Island Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025
4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Paragon Avenue, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Paragon Avenue, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 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
14.3 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
14.3 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
14.6 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
17.7 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: Haigh Hall Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.7 km); Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 6.7 km); Skelton Grange Landfill (landfill gas, 8.2 km); Knostrop WWTW AD (anaerobic digestion, 8.4 km); Knostrop Sewage Treatment Works (anaerobic digestion, 8.6 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.