What's changing near B19 1JW
Within 2 km, around Lozells West in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
106new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
916homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-4.2%like-for-like prices in Lozells West, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+14%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 homes
5 new homes completedhouses · May 2026
May 2026
650 m away - New homes
25 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
550 m away - New homes
31 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.3 km away - New school
New school: Oasis Academy BensonAcademy sponsor led, primary
Jan 2025
1.8 km away - School closed
School closed: Values AcademyOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Aug 2024
1.6 km away - New schoolMar 2024
1.9 km away - Planning permissionMar 2024
1.7 km away - Planning permission
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 46 m²
62since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B19 1JW itself
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
39storm overflows within 2 km
354hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
410spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Witton Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Rea60 spills, 74 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Hunters Vale Csointo Hockley Brook46 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Aston - Trinity Rd/Lodge Rd (Cso)into River Tame66 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Lodge Road No.1 (Musgrave) Csointo Hockley Brook48 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Witton – Witton Lane Sst (Cso)into River Tame7 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wellington Road Csointo River Tame53 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wellington Road Csointo River Tame25 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Handsworth - 102 Bacchus Road Csointo Hockley Brook24 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.9 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
84 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (188 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
National Express Perry Bar Bus Depot, Aston Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Aug 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Perry Barr Bus Depot, Wellhead Road - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023
1.4 km away - Solar farm
Estone Drive, Aston - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jul 2023
1.8 km away - Battery storage
New Summer Street, Hockley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Prince Albert High School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Betel of Britain, Chester Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Foodservice Limited, Avenue Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Aug 2023
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Grosvenor Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Feb 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Industrial Park, Electric Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Dec 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Tameside Drive, Holford Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Apr 2023
2.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
20 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Frances Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Frances Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Heathfield Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Standard
Church Street, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Grosvenor Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Leonard Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Minor
Arden Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Wills Street, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Crompton Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2020
15.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
17.8 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
19.8 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
24.6 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
3.1 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
14.2 km away
Running nearest: Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 6.2 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 6.6 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 6.9 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 6.9 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 8.4 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.