What's changing near WF4 6EJ
Within 2 km, around Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
6new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
13homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.5%like-for-like prices in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
+2%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 permissionDec 2023
1.9 km away - Planning permissionOct 2021
1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
33since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WF4 6EJ 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
11storm overflows within 2 km
2,669hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
481spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Horbury Stwinto River Calder82 spills, 928 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Bridge Road Csointo Smithy Brook101 spills, 525 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Albion Mills Csointo River Calder52 spills, 376 hours in 2025
650 m away - Yorkshire Water
Horbury Bridge Spsinto River Calder63 spills, 246 hours in 2025
900 m away - Yorkshire Water
Horbury Stwinto River Calder47 spills, 182 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Healey Road Ossett Csointo River Calder58 spills, 153 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Yorkshire Water
Baptists Lane Csointo Spring Mill Beck34 spills, 97 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Yorkshire Water
Lupset Spsinto Lupset Beck20 spills, 87 hours in 2025
1.9 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
29 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Horbury Wastewater Treatment Works, Dudfleet Lane - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jul 2024
1.3 km away - Solar farm
Horbury Wastewater Treatment Works - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jul 2023
1.6 km away - Solar farm
Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023
2.4 km away - Solar farm
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
May 2026
2.6 km away - Solar farm
Dewsbury Sewage, Clough Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2026
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Wakefield Motorstore, Peel Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
2.9 km away - Solar farm
New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 22 MW
Jun 2025
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Carshop Wakefield, Calder Island Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025
4.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major, planned
Storrs Hill Road, OssettHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
Storrs Hill Road, OssettHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Storrs Hill Road, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Storrs Hill Road, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Southfield Lane, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Mar 2026 to Dec 2026
900 m away - Standard
Sowood Avenue, OssettNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Standard
Peel Street, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Hall Cliffe Road, WakefieldNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
850 m away - Minor
Gervase Road, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
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
19.5 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
19.6 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
19.7 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
22.5 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, 5.5 km); Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 6.6 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.