Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Handsworth East › Postcode B20 2SY What's changing near B20 2SY Within 2 km, around Handsworth East in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
80 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
471 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
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 5 new homes completed houses · May 2026
May 2026 New homes 25 new homes completed flats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 8 new homes completed flats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025 New homes 14 new homes completed flats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed flats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025 New school New school: Oasis Academy Benson Academy sponsor led, primary
Jan 2025 School closed School closed: Values Academy Other independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Aug 2024 Planning permission Mar 2024 Planning permission Feb 2024 Planning permission Permission for 1 home Muhul Islam Saddigue Mosque, 12 Victoria Road, Aston, Birmingham (full planning permission) Feb 2024 8 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
43 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in B20 2SY 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 25 storm overflows within 2 km
201 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
265 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Hunters Vale Cso into Hockley Brook 46 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.4 km away Severn Trent Water Lodge Road No.1 (Musgrave) Cso into Hockley Brook 48 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Severn Trent Water Wellington Road Cso into River Tame 53 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Severn Trent Water Wellington Road Cso into River Tame 25 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - 102 Bacchus Road Cso into Hockley Brook 24 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - Nineveh Road 2 Cso into Hockley Brook 13 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - Piers Road Cso into Hockley Brook 10 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1000 m away Severn Trent Water Handsworth Playing Fields Cso into River Tame 10 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.8 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 89 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (190 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar National Express Perry Bar Bus Depot, Aston Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Aug 2024 Rooftop solar Perry Barr Bus Depot, Wellhead Road - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar Holyhead Road - Solar PV Panels Planning application in · 400 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Ash And Lacy, Alma Street - Photovoltaic Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 240 kW
Oct 2024 Rooftop solar Holyhead Road - Roof Mounted Solar PV solar panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2024 Battery storage New Summer Street, Hockley - Battery Storage Facility Approved, not yet built
Feb 2024 Rooftop solar Prince Albert High School - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025 Rooftop solar Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre, Craythorne Avenue - Solar Panels Planning application in · 400 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar West Bromwich Albion Football Club - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2025 Solar farm Estone Drive, Aston - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jul 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 13 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
Major, planned Whitehall Road, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Heathfield Road, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Villa Road, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Villa Road, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Church Lane, Birmingham New service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Kilbys Grove, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Beaudesert Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Church Vale, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Villa Road, Birmingham Remedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided Oct 2013 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: Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 5.6 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 5.9 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 7.3 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 7.4 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 7.8 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.