What's changing near B25 8PG
Within 2 km, around Yardley Fields in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
38new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
366homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+29.6%like-for-like prices in Yardley Fields, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+1%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
- School closed
School closed: Watermelon Independent SchoolsOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Feb 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
750 m away - New school
New school: Watermelon Independent SchoolsOther independent special school, other independent special school
Mar 2025
1.5 km away - Planning permissionMar 2024
1.8 km away - Planning permissionMar 2024
1.6 km away - Planning permissionJan 2024
600 m away - Planning permissionDec 2023
700 m away - Planning permission
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
64since energy certificates began (2008)
0in B25 8PG 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
14storm overflows within 2 km
132hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
83spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Stetchford - Eastfield Rd Csointo Tributary Of River Cole11 spills, 39 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Hay Hall Road Csointo River Cole12 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Birmingham - Bordesley Green Road (Cso)into River Cole27 spills, 22 hours in 2025
550 m away - Severn Trent Water
Fordrough Lane Csointo Trib Of River Tame10 spills, 21 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Yardley - Newbridge Rd Csointo River Cole8 spills, 7 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Yardley Blakesley Road Csointo River Cole1 spills, 6 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Yardley - Yardley Green Road Csointo River Cole10 spills, 3 hours in 2025
950 m away - Severn Trent Water
Small Heath - Muntz St Csointo River Cole2 spills, 1 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
79 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital - Roof Top Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Oct 2022
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Parfetts Cash and Carry, Redfern Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Dec 2024
1.5 km away - Energy from waste
Hay Hall Road Energy Recovery FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
May 2019
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
Feb 2024
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Eden Boys Leadership Academy, Alum Rock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Cole Valley, Westwood Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 780 kW
Apr 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Greet Primary School, Percy Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2024
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Coventry Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Apr 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Formans Road, Tyseley - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Apr 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Coleshill Road - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Feb 2025
3.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
20 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major, planned
Starbank Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
Starbank Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
Fosbrooke Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Yardley Green Road, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Standard
Coventry Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Minor
Allendale Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
Allerton Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Fast Pits Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Henshaw Grove, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2020
8.3 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
16.3 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
26.5 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
27.3 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
4.4 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
7.6 km away
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 1.2 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 1.4 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 8.6 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 9.2 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.6 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.