Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Handsworth East › Postcode B20 2AG What's changing near B20 2AG Within 2 km, around Handsworth East in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
44 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
608 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5% like-for-like prices in Handsworth East, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-8% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homes Planning granted School opened School closed Extended home Storm overflow Energy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first 19 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
53 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in B20 2AG 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 14 storm overflows within 2 km
113 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
154 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Wellington Road Cso into River Tame 53 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Severn Trent Water Wellington Road Cso into River Tame 25 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.1 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 Handsworth Playing Fields Cso into River Tame 10 spills, 10 hours in 2025
950 m away Severn Trent Water Hamstead Pumping Station into River Tame 1 spills, 9 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - Nineveh Road 1 Cso into Hockley Brook 7 spills, 5 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 90 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (190 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Perry Barr Bus Depot, Wellhead Road - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023 1.7 km away Rooftop solar National Express Perry Bar Bus Depot, Aston Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Aug 2024 1.7 km away Rooftop solar Prince Albert High School - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025 2.0 km away Rooftop solar Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre, Craythorne Avenue - Solar Panels Planning application in · 400 kW
Apr 2026 2.1 km away Rooftop solar Holyhead Road - Solar PV Panels Planning application in · 400 kW
May 2026 2.6 km away Rooftop solar Tameside Drive, Holford Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 990 kW
Apr 2023 2.6 km away Rooftop solar Holyhead Road - Roof Mounted Solar PV solar panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2024 2.7 km away Solar farm Estone Drive, Aston - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jul 2023 2.9 km away Rooftop solar West Bromwich Albion Football Club - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2025 3.0 km away Rooftop solar Ash And Lacy, Alma Street - Photovoltaic Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 240 kW
Oct 2024 3.1 km away Road and street works within 1 km 12 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Church Lane, Birmingham New service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away Standard Kilbys Grove, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away Standard Grosvenor Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away Minor Wood Lane, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 200 m away Minor Handsworth Wood Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away Minor Church Vale, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 600 m away Minor Wellington Road, Birmingham Utility asset works · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away Minor Coopers Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away Minor Hutton Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away Minor Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided May 2020 16.3 km away 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 18.4 km away Decided decided Oct 2013 18.7 km away Decided decided May 2020 23.2 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 station Under construction
under construction 4.5 km away Transport HS2: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 15.5 km away Running nearest: Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 4.8 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 6.1 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 7.4 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 8.0 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 8.2 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.