Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Birchfield West › Postcode B20 3RB What's changing near B20 3RB Within 2 km, around Birchfield West in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
44 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
614 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-7.7% like-for-like prices in Birchfield West, 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 32 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
85 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in B20 3RB 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
316 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
365 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Witton Road Combined Sewer Overflow into River Rea 60 spills, 74 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Severn Trent Water Hunters Vale Cso into Hockley Brook 46 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Aston - Trinity Rd/Lodge Rd (Cso) into River Tame 66 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Severn Trent Water Lodge Road No.1 (Musgrave) Cso into Hockley Brook 48 spills, 38 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Severn Trent Water Witton – Witton Lane Sst (Cso) into River Tame 7 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.6 km away Severn Trent Water Wellington Road Cso into River Tame 53 spills, 23 hours in 2025
750 m away Severn Trent Water Wellington Road Cso into River Tame 25 spills, 17 hours in 2025
750 m away Severn Trent Water Handsworth - Piers Road Cso into Hockley Brook 10 spills, 13 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 88 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 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 Prince Albert High School - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025 Rooftop solar Tameside Drive, Holford Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 990 kW
Apr 2023 Solar farm Estone Drive, Aston - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jul 2023 Rooftop solar Industrial Park, Electric Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Dec 2025 Rooftop solar Altitude, Deykin Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Oct 2022 Rooftop solar Grosvenor Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 280 kW
Feb 2025 Battery storage New Summer Street, Hockley - Battery Storage Facility Approved, not yet built
Feb 2024 Rooftop solar Betel of Britain, Chester Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Feb 2026 Road and street works within 1 km 16 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned Heathfield Road, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Grosvenor Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Aston Lane, Birmingham Remedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027 Minor Hutton Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Hutton Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Crompton Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Wellington Road, Birmingham Utility asset works · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Church Vale, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Birchfield Road, Birmingham Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor
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, 5.5 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 6.8 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 7.3 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 7.7 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 8.1 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.