Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Summerfield › Postcode B16 0EL What's changing near B16 0EL Within 2 km, around Summerfield in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
925 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
2,093 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.2% like-for-like prices in Summerfield, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+4% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New school New school: George Dixon Primary Academy sponsor led, primary
planned Jan 2027 New homes 27 new homes completed houses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026 New homes 8 new homes completed flats · Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026 New homes 23 new homes completed houses · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 42 new homes completed 9 flats, 33 houses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 58 new homes completed flats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 36 new homes completed flats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026 New homes 30 new homes completed houses · Sep 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 5 new homes completed flats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 20 new homes completed houses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 31 new homes completed flats · Aug 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 New homes 9 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025 20 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 34 m²
35 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in B16 0EL itself
Extended certificate 2019 Extended certificate 2013 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 18 storm overflows within 2 km
112 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
132 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Lodge Road No.1 (Musgrave) Cso into Hockley Brook 48 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - 102 Bacchus Road Cso into Hockley Brook 24 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - Nineveh Road 2 Cso into Hockley Brook 13 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - Piers Road Cso into Hockley Brook 10 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Cape Hill Combined Sewer Overflow into Hockley Brook 10 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - Nineveh Road 1 Cso into Hockley Brook 7 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Winson Green Road Junction Cso into Hockley Brook 3 spills, 5 hours in 2025
900 m away Severn Trent Water Grove Street Cso into Hockley Brook 3 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 91 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (190 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Ash And Lacy, Alma Street - Photovoltaic Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 240 kW
Oct 2024 Rooftop solar Cambrian Wharf, Brindley Drive - Student Accommodation Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar First Steps Nursery, Waterloo Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Feb 2024 Battery storage New Summer Street, Hockley - Battery Storage Facility Approved, not yet built
Feb 2024 Rooftop solar Guru Nanak Gurdwara, High Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Nov 2024 Rooftop solar Devonshire Infant & Junior Academies, Auckland Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Holyhead Road - Solar PV Panels Planning application in · 400 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Holyhead Road - Roof Mounted Solar PV solar panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2024 Rooftop solar Lansing Linde Creighton Limited, Dartmouth Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar Betel of Britain, Chester Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Feb 2026 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major Cape Street, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major City Road, Birmingham Permanent reinstatement · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Standard Aberdeen Street, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Selwyn Road, Birmingham Utility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Dudley Road, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · EE Ltd · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Coxwell Gardens, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Crosby Close, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided decided May 2020 Decided M54 to M6 Link Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 Decided decided May 2020 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 station Under construction
under construction Transport HS2: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction Running nearest: DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 5.7 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 6.7 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 7.0 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 7.4 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 7.9 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.