What's changing near WF9 5BG
Within 2 km, around Kinsley & Fitzwilliam in Wakefield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
27new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.2%like-for-like prices in Kinsley & Fitzwilliam, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New school
New school: Wragby SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - School closed
School closed: Wakefield independent schOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 16 m²
5since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WF9 5BG 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
848hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
64spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Fitzwilliam Spsinto Hessle Beck40 spills, 736 hours in 2025
850 m away - Yorkshire Water
Hoyle Mill Lane Spsinto Trib Of Hoyle Mill Beck19 spills, 104 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Kinsley Wakefield Road Csointo Tributary Of River Went5 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.1 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
32 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (19 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tesco Superstore, Market Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 420 kW
Apr 2026
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Kirkgate Lane, Felkirk - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Apr 2025
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Manor Farm, South Hiendley - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Jul 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Data Drive, South Kirkby - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Burntwood Sports & Leisure Centre, Common Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
5.1 km away - Solar farm
Engine Lane, Grimethorpe - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jan 2025
5.8 km away - Battery storage
Cooksland Farm, Old Snydale -Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2025
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Ferrymoor Way, Grimethorpe - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2022
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Upton Primary School, Waggon Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 230 kW
Oct 2025
7.0 km away - Landfill gas
Langthwaite Road - Gas Powered EnginePlanning application in · 2 MW
Jan 2021
7.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Catherine Street, PontefractUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Standard
Lynwood Crescent, PontefractNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
400 m away - Standard
Newstead Terrace, PontefractNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 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
10.8 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
11.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
11.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
12.3 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: South Kirkby Business Park (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 4.5 km); Premier Foods Bakery, Fish Dam Lane - Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.1 km); Park Spring Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.2 km); Elmsall Way Warehouse (rooftop solar, 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.