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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.
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 0% | 2% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Flats | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| the Abbey Public House | II | 170 m |
| Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel and St Gregory the Great | II | 220 m |
| Church of St Mary | II | 310 m |
| Bearwood War Memorial | II | 330 m |
| Smethwick Baths | II | 440 m |
| Lightwoods House, Lightwoods Park | II | 510 m |
| Bandstand, Lightwoods Park | II | 540 m |
| Warley Branch Library | II | 600 m |
| Methodist Church | II | 620 m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75, Three Shires Oak Road | Extension | 2026 | +22 m² | – |
| 6, St Marys Road | Extension | 2026 | +33 m² | – |
| 16, Pargeter Road | Extension | 2026 | +26 m² | – |
| 118, Abbey Road | Extension | 2026 | +12 m² | 6 → 7 |
| 1, Sherwood Road | Extension | 2026 | +49 m² | 4 → 7 |
| 68, Milcote Road | Extension | 2026 | +16 m² | 4 → 3 |
| 33, Rawlings Road | Extension | 2026 | +31 m² | – |
| 90, Katherine Road | Extension | 2026 | +26 m² | – |
| 181, Barclay Road | Extension | 2026 | +40 m² | 5 → 8 |
| 88, Merrivale Road | Extension | 2026 | +21 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 ↗
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 30% | 17% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 95% | 94% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 13,219 | 11,220 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 19% | 14% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 73% | 13% | 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 Bearwood & Warley Woods.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £3,600 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £3,168 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £11,868 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£31,200 |
| Money gone | £26,300 |
On these figures, moving loses about £14,432 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.
| 103, Pargeter Road |
|---|
| Extension |
| 2026 |
| +30 m² |
| – |
| 38, Poplar Road | Extension | 2026 | +38 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 23, Reginald Road | Extension | 2026 | +13 m² | 5 → 4 |
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| 69, Galton Road | Extension | 2026 | +31 m² | – |
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| 39, Lightwoods Hill | Extension | 2026 | +21 m² | – |
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| 55, Poplar Avenue | Extension | 2026 | +11 m² | 3 → 3 |
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| 38, Talbot Road | Extension | 2026 | +25 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 30, Talbot Road | Extension | 2026 | +60 m² | 4 → 8 |
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| 53, Talbot Road | Extension | 2026 | +18 m² | 3 → 4 |
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| 69, Woodbourne Road | Extension | 2026 | +52 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 1, Marlborough Road | Extension | 2026 | +18 m² | 6 → 7 |
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| 33, Upper St Marys Road | Extension | 2025 | +14 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 24, Ethel Street | Extension | 2025 | +14 m² | 5 → 4 |
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| 227, Galton Road | Extension | 2025 | +26 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 130, Milcote Road | Extension | 2025 | +30 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 94, Park Road | Extension | 2025 | +11 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 243, Barclay Road | Extension | 2025 | +40 m² | 6 → 8 |
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| 243, Barclay Road | Loft conversion | 2025 | +40 m² | 6 → 8 |
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| 63, Gladys Road | Extension | 2025 | +22 m² | 3 → 5 |
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| 32, Bishopton Road | Extension | 2025 | +16 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 | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.7% | 92.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.2% | 7.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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.