What's changing near WF8 2GA
Within 2 km, around Pontefract North East in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
134new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.6%like-for-like prices in Pontefract North East, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
+4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
800 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
35 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025
Apr 2025
1.8 km away - New schoolFeb 2024
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 21 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WF8 2GA 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
594hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
155spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Sowgate Lane Csointo Wash Dike50 spills, 303 hours in 2025
450 m away - Yorkshire Water
Sowgate Lane Csointo Wash Dike33 spills, 118 hours in 2025
450 m away - Yorkshire Water
Ferrybridge Sps & Storm Tank Siteinto Fryston Beck18 spills, 75 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
A1/A645 Slip Road Ssointo Aire & Calder Navigation24 spills, 50 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Yorkshire Water
Bondgate Csointo Wash Dike30 spills, 48 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
31 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (324 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ferrybridge MFE, Kirkhaw Lane - Solar PV EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
Jun 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Stuart Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Jul 2022
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Ferrybridge 2, Fryston Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jun 2025
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Chep UK, Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 790 kW
Jun 2023
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Siniat, Kirkhaw Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Dec 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons Supermarket - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Apr 2022
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Stranglands Lane - Battery energy storageApproved, not yet built
May 2025
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit G1, Whistler Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2022
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Steamboat Way, Glasshoughton - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jun 2026
4.1 km away - Solar farm
Leys Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jun 2025
4.3 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Crewe Avenue, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Askam Avenue, PontefractUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 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
1.4 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
1.8 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
2.0 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
3.8 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: Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) (energy from waste, 1.4 km); Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) (energy from waste, 1.4 km); Kirkhaw Lane (battery storage, 1.8 km); Kirkhaw Lane - Battery Storage Energy (battery storage, 2.0 km); Knottingley A (solar farm, 3.1 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.