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
25storm overflows within 2 km
293hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
150spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Pershore Mill - Pershore Road Csointo River Rea69 spills, 197 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Severn Trent Water
Sir Johns Road Csointo River Rea11 spills, 47 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Severn Trent Water
Macdonald Street Cso 1into River Rea11 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Harborne Road Csointo River Rea14 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Calthorpe Fields Cso 3into River Rea12 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Edgbaston - Wheeleys Rd (Cso)into River Rea5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Harborne - High Street/Station Road (Cso)into Chad Brook7 spills, 1 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Severn Trent Water
Five Ways - Spring Street Csointo River Rea3 spills, 1 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 2.9 km away
Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 13.4 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park: +28% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.2% in two years.