What's changing near WF1 3NQ
Within 2 km, around Wakefield Central in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
612new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
176homes 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 homesPlanning grantedSchool 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
10 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Oct 2026
700 m away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
500 m away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
750 m away - New homes
52 new homes completedflats · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1000 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
550 m away - New homes
28 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
400 m away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away
21homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
49since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WF1 3NQ 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
768hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
119spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Caldervale (Wakefield) Stwinto River Calder47 spills, 511 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Thornes Lane Wharfe Csointo River Calder30 spills, 123 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Yorkshire Water
Kirkgate Chantry Bridge Csointo River Calder Via Pumped Outlet23 spills, 82 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wrenthorpe Csointo Balne Beck16 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Yorkshire Water
Derwent Road No 2 Csointo Alverthorpe Beck3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Clayton Hill Csointo Culverted Trib Of Chald Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
New Scarborough Csointo Alverthorpe Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 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
38 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (11 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
750 m away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Denby Dale Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 150 kW
Jun 2026
850 m away - Solar farm
Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane - Solar CarportPlanning application in · 300 kW
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - Battery storage
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Jul 2022
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Aug 2025
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Carshop Wakefield, Calder Island Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Wakefield Motorstore, Peel Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Vehicle Testing Station, Patrick Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Oct 2025
4.7 km away - Solar farm
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
May 2026
4.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major, planned
Stanley Road, WakefieldUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major
Stanley Road, WakefieldUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major
Kirkgate, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Thompsons Yard, WakefieldOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Park Lodge Lane, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Standard
Marsh Way, WakefieldOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Standard
Upper Warrengate, WakefieldUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Immediate - urgent
Marsh Way, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Jun 2026 to Mar 2027
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
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
14.4 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
17.5 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, 5.7 km); Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 7.7 km); Skelton Grange Landfill (landfill gas, 9.8 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.