What's changing near B16 0HH
Within 2 km, around Summerfield in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
446new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1,800homes 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
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New school
New school: George Dixon PrimaryAcademy sponsor led, primary
planned Jan 2027
1.4 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
950 m away - New homes
42 new homes completed9 flats, 33 houses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
950 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Apr 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
36 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
30 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
900 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
700 m away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
850 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
900 m away - New school
26homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
79since energy certificates began (2008)
2in B16 0HH itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2019
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
21storm overflows within 2 km
175hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
171spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Lodge Road No.1 (Musgrave) Csointo Hockley Brook48 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Rabone Lane (No.1) Csointo Hockley Brook17 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Baldwin Street Csointo Hockley Brook11 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Handsworth - 102 Bacchus Road Csointo Hockley Brook24 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Handsworth - Nineveh Road 2 Csointo Hockley Brook13 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Smethick - High St./Water Ln. Csointo Thimblemill Brook (Culvert)5 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Handsworth - Piers Road Csointo Hockley Brook10 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Cape Hill Combined Sewer Overflowinto Hockley Brook10 spills, 12 hours in 2025
550 m 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
94 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (199 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ash And Lacy, Alma Street - Photovoltaic Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Oct 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
First Steps Nursery, Waterloo Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Feb 2024
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Cambrian Wharf, Brindley Drive - Student AccommodationApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2026
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Guru Nanak Gurdwara, High Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Nov 2024
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Devonshire Infant & Junior Academies, Auckland Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jul 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Holyhead Road - Roof Mounted Solar PV solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2024
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Holyhead Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 400 kW
May 2026
2.8 km away - Battery storage
New Summer Street, Hockley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Lansing Linde Creighton Limited, Dartmouth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
West Bromwich Albion Football Club - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 20253.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Cape Street, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major
City Road, BirminghamPermanent reinstatement · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Standard
Selwyn Road, BirminghamUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Standard
Aberdeen Street, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Minor
Dudley Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · EE Ltd · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2013
15.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
16.4 km away - Decided
M54 to M6 Link RoadHighways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022
20.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
25.3 km away
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
3.7 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
15.7 km away
Running nearest: DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 5.1 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 6.8 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 7.3 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 7.5 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 7.6 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.