What's changing near B29 6EH
Within 2 km, around Selly Oak in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
44new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
518homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.5%like-for-like prices in Selly Oak, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
268homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 39 m²
632since energy certificates began (2008)
9in B29 6EH itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2020
- Extendedcertificate 2019
- Extendedcertificate 2019
- Extendedcertificate 2019
- Extended
Storm overflows within 2 km
7storm overflows within 2 km
319hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
129spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Pershore Mill - Pershore Road Csointo River Rea69 spills, 197 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Sir Johns Road Csointo River Rea11 spills, 47 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Selly Oak Moor Green Lane Csointo River Rea29 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Woodbrook Road Csointo Griffins Brook7 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Dads Lane Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Rea10 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Leasow Drive Csointo Bourn Brook3 spills, 6 hours in 2025
750 m away - Severn Trent Water
Harborne Lane Csointo Bourn Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
750 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
70 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (41 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Selly Park Girls School, Selly Park Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Apr 2026
1.0 km away - Battery storage
Fordhouse Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Shenley Court Secondary School, Shenley Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Aug 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
BPL Engineering, Catesby Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bellfield Junior School, Vineyard Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Apr 2024
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Northfield, Merritts Brook Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Cambrian Wharf, Brindley Drive - Student AccommodationApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2026
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
West Heath Hospital, Rednal Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Bell Heath Way, Woodgate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Feb 2023
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
First Steps Nursery, Waterloo Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Feb 20245.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Tiverton Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Heeley Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Langleys Road, BirminghamNew service connection · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Minor
Rookery Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Minor
Bristol Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Minor
Bristol Road, BirminghamPermanent reinstatement · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Heeley Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Bristol Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
500 m away - Minor
Raddlebarn Road, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Elm Road, Birmingham
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2013
10.5 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
15.2 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
25.2 km away - Pre-application
Arrow Valley SolarGenerating Stations · approximately 4km south west of Alcester within the administrative area of Wychavon District Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Redditch Borough Council. application due April 2027
29.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
29.8 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
5.3 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
14.7 km away
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.
Running nearest: Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 6.6 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 6.6 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 8.8 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.