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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.
| Metchley | Birmingham | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 7% | 4% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 100% | 100% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 12 | 4 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 58% | 40% | 3% |
| Flats | 37% | 24% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Low Wood | II | 360 m |
| Field House | II | 400 m |
| Bishops Croft | II | 440 m |
| St Mary'S Retreat | II | 520 m |
| St Peter'S Church of England Junior School | II | 580 m |
| Harborne War Memorial | II | 600 m |
| Parish Church of St Peter | II | 600 m |
| the Bell Public House | II | 640 m |
| 7 and 9, Old Church Road B17 | II | 650 m |
| Metchley Abbey | II* | 660 m |
| Bell Cottage | II | 670 m |
| 116 and 118, Greenfield Road B17 | II | 670 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108, Metchley Drive | Extension | 2026 | +26 m² | – |
| 23, Rodbourne Road | Extension | 2026 | +8 m² | 3 → 3 |
| 173, Metchley Lane | Extension | 2026 | +24 m² | – |
| 40, St Marys Road | Extension | 2026 | +78 m² | – |
| 47, Cadleigh Gardens | Extension | 2026 | +8 m² | 4 → 5 |
| 24, Poole Crescent | Extension | 2026 | +37 m² | – |
| 5, Kenwick Road | Extension | 2026 | +43 m² | 5 → 6 |
| 44, Bull Street | Extension | 2026 | +19 m² | – |
| 217, Quinton Road | Extension | 2026 | +10 m² | 6 → 6 |
| 133, Reservoir Road | Extension | 2026 | +18 m² | 4 → 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 ↗
| Metchley | Birmingham | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 2% | 8% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 15% | 20% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 81% | 89% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 13,171 | 12,721 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 18% | 14% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 11% | 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 Metchley.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £7,200 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £3,960 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £16,260 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£41,400 |
| Money gone | £16,100 |
On these figures, extending loses about £160 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.
| Extension |
| 2025 |
| +51 m² |
| 4 → 6 |
| 17, Rodbourne Road | Extension | 2025 | +10 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 145b, Metchley Lane | Extension | 2025 | +19 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 18, St Marys Road | Extension | 2025 | +56 m² | 8 → 10 |
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| 152, Poole Crescent | Extension | 2025 | +20 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 9, Stapylton Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +42 m² | 6 → 7 |
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| 6, Ferncliffe Road | Extension | 2025 | +16 m² | – |
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| 193, Quinton Road | Extension | 2025 | +48 m² | – |
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| 214, Quinton Road | Extension | 2025 | +34 m² | 5 → 6 |
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| 186, Reservoir Road | Extension | 2025 | +16 m² | – |
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| 111, Reservoir Road | Extension | 2025 | +10 m² | 4 → 4 |
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| 19, Griffin Gardens | Extension | 2024 | +27 m² | – |
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| Flat 34, Coniston House, Bantock Way | Extension | 2024 | +22 m² | – |
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| 24, Greenside | Extension | 2024 | +34 m² | – |
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| 521, Harborne Park Road | Extension | 2024 | +18 m² | 4 → 4 |
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| 2, Hilldrop Grove | Extension | 2024 | +43 m² | – |
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| 54, Quinton Road | Extension | 2024 | +13 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 24, Greenfield Road | Extension | 2024 | +8 m² | 3 → 4 |
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| 45, Ferncliffe Road | Extension | 2024 | +16 m² | – |
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| 53, Harborne Park Road | Extension | 2024 | +24 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 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.1% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.1% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.4% | 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.