What's changing near WF6 1QU
Within 2 km, around Normanton East in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
120new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.5%like-for-like prices in Normanton East, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
30 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - School closed
School closed: TLG WakefieldOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Mar 2023
1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
16since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WF6 1QU 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
8storm overflows within 2 km
1,204hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
213spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Mill Lane Wwtwinto River Calder70 spills, 719 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Yorkshire Water
Castleford Lane/Castleford Rd Csointo Wain Dike Beck24 spills, 139 hours in 2025
700 m away - Yorkshire Water
Station Road Altofts Csointo Ashfield Beck39 spills, 126 hours in 2025
650 m away - Yorkshire Water
Castleford Lane/Castleford Rd Csointo Wain Dike Beck30 spills, 125 hours in 2025
700 m away - Yorkshire Water
King Edward Street No 2 Csointo Ashfield Beck26 spills, 45 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Altofts Church Road Csointo Choke Churl Beck16 spills, 27 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Whitwood (Whitwood Lane) Spsinto Willowbridge Beck3 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Yorkshire Water
Ashgap Lane Csointo Ashfield Beck5 spills, 4 hours in 2025
650 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (317 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
DHL, Waindyke Way - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Mar 2025
550 m away - Rooftop solar
Sharpsmart, Loscoe Close - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Dec 2024
650 m away - Battery storage
Cooksland Farm, Old Snydale -Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Phoenix Healthcare Distribution Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Feb 2024
3.1 km away - Battery storage
Phoenix Healthcare Distribution Centre - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Feb 2024
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Steamboat Way, Glasshoughton - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jun 2026
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Headways, Unit 3 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2024
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit G1, Whistler Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2022
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Vehicle Testing Station, Patrick Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Oct 2025
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Chep UK, Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 790 kW
Jun 2023
5.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
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
7.9 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
7.9 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
8.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
11.3 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: Skelton Grange Landfill (landfill gas, 7.8 km); Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) (energy from waste, 8.1 km); Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) (energy from waste, 8.1 km); Kirkhaw Lane (battery storage, 8.5 km); Kirkhaw Lane - Battery Storage Energy (battery storage, 8.5 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.