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
19storm overflows within 2 km
146hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
131spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Hunters Vale Csointo Hockley Brook46 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Severn Trent Water
Digbeth High Street Csointo River Rea50 spills, 41 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Macdonald Street Cso 1into River Rea11 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Winson Green Road Junction Csointo Hockley Brook3 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Birmingham - Pershore Street (Cso)into River Trent1 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Severn Trent Water
Smith Street/Hockley Street Jct Csointo Hockley Brook11 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Macdonald Street Cso 2into River Rea2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Bordesley Street Csointo River Rea2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 1.5 km away
Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 13.5 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Central: -11% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 760 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.0% in two years.