What's changing near WF2 0BX
Within 2 km, around Alverthorpe & Flanshaw in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
168new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
91homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.4%like-for-like prices in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-1%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
- New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
34 new homes completed33 flats, 1 houses · Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
Jun 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1000 m away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
950 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024
Nov 2024
1000 m away - Planning permissionNov 2024
1.9 km away - Planning permission
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WF2 0BX 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
12storm overflows within 2 km
362hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
180spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Waterton Road Csointo Gill Syke56 spills, 159 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Bective Mills Csointo Alverthorpe Beck37 spills, 68 hours in 2025
550 m away - Yorkshire Water
Wrenthorpe Csointo Balne Beck16 spills, 51 hours in 2025
800 m away - Yorkshire Water
Whinney Moor Pub House Csointo Tributary Of The River Calder26 spills, 49 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Flanshaw Road Csointo Alverthorpe Beck15 spills, 14 hours in 2025
650 m away - Yorkshire Water
Wrenthorpe Lane Csointo Balne Beck15 spills, 11 hours in 2025
950 m away - Yorkshire Water
Brandy Carr Lane No 2 Csointo Foster Ford Beck8 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Flanshaw Lane Csointo Alverthorpe Beck4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
250 m 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 2 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Denby Dale Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 150 kW
Jun 2026
2.3 km away - Solar farm
Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane - Solar CarportPlanning application in · 300 kW
Jun 2026
2.5 km away - Solar farm
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
May 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Carshop Wakefield, Calder Island Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Horbury Wastewater Treatment Works, Dudfleet Lane - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jul 2024
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Wakefield Motorstore, Peel Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
4.2 km away - Solar farm
Horbury Wastewater Treatment Works - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jul 20234.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Peacock Avenue, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major
Silcoates Street, WakefieldOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Major, planned
Flanshaw Road, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Flanshaw Road, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Saffron Court, WakefieldNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
200 m away - Standard
Batley Road, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Standard
Silcoates Avenue, WakefieldNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Standard
Silcoates Lane, WakefieldNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
750 m away - Standard
Sunny Hill Close, Wakefield
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
16.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
16.5 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
16.7 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
19.7 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, 3.7 km); Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 5.6 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.