What's changing near WF4 4QZ
Within 2 km, around Netherton & Middlestown in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
8new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.7%like-for-like prices in Netherton & Middlestown, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 64 m²
8since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WF4 4QZ 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
76hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
36spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Netherton Csointo Pits Beck Culverted33 spills, 42 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Thornhill Road Csointo Smithy Brook3 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.4 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
28 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 22 MW
Jun 2025
850 m away - Solar farm
H M Prison & Young Offender Institution - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Dec 2021
1.2 km away - Solar farm
Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
1.5 km away - Solar farm
Low Farm, Flockton - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2022
1.5 km away - Battery storage
Low Farm, Flockton - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Aug 2022
1.5 km away - Solar farm
Dewsbury Sewage, Clough Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2026
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Horbury Wastewater Treatment Works - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jul 2023
4.0 km away - Solar farm
Horbury Wastewater Treatment Works, Dudfleet Lane - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jul 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Calder Textiles, Dewsbury Mills - Solar Photovoltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
4.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
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
22.7 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
22.8 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
23.0 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
25.7 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, 7.7 km); Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 8.0 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.