What's changing near WN3 6DF
Within 2 km, around Winstanley in Wigan. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
192new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.2%like-for-like prices in Winstanley, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.0%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
42 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
52 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
8 new homes completed4 flats, 4 houses · Jun 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
16 new homes completed4 flats, 12 houses · May 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 12 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 65 m²
4since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WN3 6DF 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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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 (18 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Sandyforth Farm, Ashton Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 70 MW
Feb 2025
650 m away - Battery storage
Far Moor - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 50 MW
Apr 2025
2.7 km away - Battery storage
Tontine Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 70 MW
Jan 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Poundland Distribution Centre,Three Sisters Road - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2022
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Robin Park Leisure Centre, Loire Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Nov 2023
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Systems Glass - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Apr 2022
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Wigan Investment Centre - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2021
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Westgate House, Green Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jul 2024
4.3 km away - Battery storage
Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2026
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Wigan Youth Zone - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 190 kW
Aug 2024
4.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Westbury Avenue, WinstanleyUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Standard
Wirral Drive, WinstanleyNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Standard
Sunnyfields, WinstanleyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Tan House Drive, WinstanleyUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 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
- Decideddecided May 2015
8.4 km away - Pre-application
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north). application due May 2027
9.7 km away - Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester application due 30 May 2025
24.3 km away - Pre-application
Mersey Tidal Power ProjectGenerating Stations · This will be an in-river proposal, located within the Mersey Riverine
environment. The Project will be located towards the mouth of the River
Mersey, between the Wirral on the west and Liverpool to the east. application due January 2028
24.7 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due Dec 2027
24.9 km away - Decideddecided Aug 201427.0 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.6 km); PROMISED LAND FARM (wind farm, 3.7 km); Holiday Moss Landfill Gas Scheme (landfill gas, 5.9 km); Holiday Moss Gas to Energy II (landfill gas, 5.9 km); Kirkless Power (landfill gas, 7.0 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.