What's changing near WF5 8EJ
Within 2 km, around Ossett North in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
113new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
13homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.8%like-for-like prices in Ossett North, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-23%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
16 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
31 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.6 km away - Planning permissionDec 2023
1.5 km away - Planning permissionApr 2023
1.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
18homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
44since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WF5 8EJ 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
5storm overflows within 2 km
105hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
50spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Pildacre Lane Csointo Pildacre Mill Beck28 spills, 94 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Ossett Towngate No 2 Csointo Spring Mill Beck11 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Ossett Wakefield Road 2 Csointo Clvrt Trib Springfield Beck7 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Gawthorpe Main Street Csointo Tributary Of Bushy Beck3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
800 m away - Yorkshire Water
Syke Ing No 2 Csointo Chickenley Beck1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 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
39 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023
900 m away - Solar farm
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
May 2026
1.2 km away - Solar farm
Dewsbury Sewage, Clough Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Railway Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Calder Textiles, Dewsbury Mills - Solar Photovoltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
3.5 km away - Solar farm
Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
3.8 km away - Solar farm
Horbury Wastewater Treatment Works, Dudfleet Lane - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jul 2024
4.5 km away - Solar farm
Horbury Wastewater Treatment Works - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jul 2023
4.9 km away - Solar farm
New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 22 MW
Jun 2025
5.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major, planned
High Street, OssettHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
High Street, OssettHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
High Street, OssettHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Major, planned
Maple Road, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
700 m away - Standard
Ossett Bypass A638, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Hirstlands Drive, OssettUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
0 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
20.1 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
20.2 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
20.5 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
23.5 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, 2.7 km); Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 3.3 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.