What's changing near WF4 2QA
Within 2 km, around Ryhill & South Hiendley in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
19homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.1%like-for-like prices in Ryhill & South Hiendley, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-3%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
- Planning permissionSept 2021
700 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
35since energy certificates began (2008)
8in WF4 2QA itself
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2014
- Extendedcertificate 2014
- Extendedcertificate 2014
- Extendedcertificate 2014
- Extendedcertificate 2014
- Extended
Storm overflows within 2 km
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0spill events counted
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
31 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (68 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Manor Farm, South Hiendley - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Jul 2025
1.1 km away - Solar farm
Kirkgate Lane, Felkirk - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Apr 2025
1.3 km away - Solar farm
Engine Lane, Grimethorpe - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jan 2025
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Superstore, Market Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 420 kW
Apr 2026
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Burntwood Sports & Leisure Centre, Common Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Ferrymoor Way, Grimethorpe - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2022
5.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Park Springs, Long Royd - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Mar 2024
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Data Drive, South Kirkby - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023
6.0 km away - Battery storage
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Jul 2022
6.6 km away - Battery storage
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Aug 2025
6.6 km away - Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Madeley Road, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Major
Madeley Road, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Major
Station Road, WakefieldUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to May 2027
800 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 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
13.8 km away - 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
13.9 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
14.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
15.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2012
19.6 km away - Examination
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.
Running nearest: Premier Foods Bakery, Fish Dam Lane - Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.3 km); South Kirkby Business Park (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.2 km); Park Spring Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.2 km); Stairfoot Battery Storage Facility (battery storage, 8.2 km); Barnsley Battery Energy Storage (battery storage, 8.3 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.