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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| Edgbaston North | Birmingham | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 26% | 4% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 100% | 100% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 107 | 4 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 67% | 40% | 3% |
| Flats | 63% | 24% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Royal College of Nursing Education Centre | II | 10 m |
| the Garden Hotel | II | 50 m |
| Cobden Hotel | II | 70 m |
| 7, Portland Road B13 | II | 130 m |
| 9, Portland Road B13 | II | 130 m |
| 11, Portland Road B13 | II | 140 m |
| 13, Portland Road B13 | II | 150 m |
| 15, Portland Road B13 | II | 160 m |
| 12, Clarendon Road B16 | II | 160 m |
| 17, Portland Road B13 | II | 170 m |
| 14, Clarendon Road B16 | II | 180 m |
| 19, Portland Road B13 | II | 190 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14, Rotton Park Road | Extension | 2026 | +17 m² | 10 → 14 |
| 6, The Limes, Daisy Road | Extension | 2026 | +8 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 40, Harborne Road | Extension | 2026 | +63 m² | 13 → 14 |
| 30, Clarendon Road | Extension | 2025 | +119 m² | 10 → 10 |
| 29, York Road | Extension | 2025 | +11 m² | 4 → 5 |
| 38, York Road | Extension | 2025 | +59 m² | 10 → 10 |
| Flat 1, York House, 9, Rotton Park Road | Extension | 2025 | +22 m² | – |
| Flat 25, Moorland Court, 42, Melville Road | Extension | 2025 | +25 m² | – |
| 14, Sefton Road | Extension | 2025 | +8 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 26, Leslie Road | Extension | 2025 | +22 m² | 5 → 5 |
Planning applications outside London aren't published as open data yet, so search the council's own register: the drawings, the decision and the agent are there. Find the council's planning register on GOV.UK ↗
| Edgbaston North | Birmingham | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 11% | 8% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 17% | 20% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 77% | 89% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 15,343 | 12,721 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 17% | 14% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 38% | 23% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in West Midlands, 8.9% (9,962 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Edgbaston North.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £4,850 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £3,456 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £13,406 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£34,200 |
| Money gone | £23,300 |
On these figures, moving loses about £9,894 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| 18, Reservoir Retreat | Loft conversion | 2025 | +3 m² | 6 → 6 |
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| 21, Stockdale Place | Extension | 2025 | +22 m² | – |
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| 19, Manor Road North | Extension | 2025 | +29 m² | 5 → 4 |
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| Flat 6, Montague House, 5, Montague Road | Extension | 2024 | +9 m² | 3 → 3 |
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| 4, Montague Road | Extension | 2024 | +34 m² | – |
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| 39, Hampshire Drive | Extension | 2024 | +59 m² | – |
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| 63, Vernon Road | Extension | 2024 | +23 m² | 6 → 6 |
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| 48, Stirling Road | Loft conversion | 2024 | – | 9 → 5 |
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| 36c, Stirling Road | Extension | 2024 | +26 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| Flat 2, 7, St Augustines Road | Extension | 2024 | +15 m² | – |
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| Flat 2, 90, Harborne Road | Extension | 2024 | +102 m² | – |
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| Flat 3, Wilsford Green, 10, Oak Hill Drive | Extension | 2024 | +19 m² | – |
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| 8, Noel Road | Extension | 2024 | +35 m² | 6 → 5 |
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| 23, Eldon Road | Extension | 2024 | +13 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 7, Moorland Road | Extension | 2024 | +19 m² | 8 → 8 |
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| 203, Monument Road | Extension | 2023 | +28 m² | – |
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| 203, Monument Road | Loft conversion | 2023 | +28 m² | 2 → 4 |
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| 32, Rotton Park Road | Extension | 2023 | +69 m² | – |
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| 242, Monument Road | Extension | 2023 | +25 m² | 5 → 6 |
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| 17, Phoenix Green | Extension | 2023 | +35 m² | – |
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Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 76.7% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 19.6% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 3.5% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.