What's changing near B3 1RR
Within 2 km, around Central in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
3,087new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
3,369homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.8%like-for-like prices in Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-7%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
- New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
70 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
750 m away - New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
400 m away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
76 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · May 2026
May 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
42 new homes completed9 flats, 33 houses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
71 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
97 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
90 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
48homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
89since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B3 1RR 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
34storm overflows within 2 km
157hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
192spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Hunters Vale Csointo Hockley Brook46 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Digbeth High Street Csointo River Rea50 spills, 41 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Lodge Road No.1 (Musgrave) Csointo Hockley Brook48 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Handsworth - Piers Road Csointo Hockley Brook10 spills, 13 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Birmingham - Pershore Street (Cso)into River Trent1 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Lawden Road Csointo River Rea9 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Smith Street/Hockley Street Jct Csointo Hockley Brook11 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
All Saints Hospital 2 Csointo Hockley Brook1 spills, 1 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
81 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (131 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
New Summer Street, Hockley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024
400 m away - Rooftop solar
Cambrian Wharf, Brindley Drive - Student AccommodationApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2026
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Betel of Britain, Chester Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage, Adams Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
Sept 2022
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Foodservice Limited, Avenue Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Aug 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Heartlands Academy, Great Francis Street - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Dollman Street - Roof Mounted Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Jul 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Lun Cheung Enterprise Limited - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jun 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Lun Cheung Enterprise Limited - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Network Park Industrial Estate, Duddeston Mill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 20262.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
24 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major, planned
Water Street, BirminghamWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Uxbridge Street, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Lancaster Street, BirminghamHighway improvement works · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027
750 m away - Major
Lancaster Circus Underpass, BirminghamHighway improvement works · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major
Lancaster Street, BirminghamHighway improvement works · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Lane closure
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major
Great King Street North, BirminghamUtility asset works · O2 (UK) LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Great King Street North, BirminghamUtility asset works · O2 (UK) LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Standard
Regent Place, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Standard
Great Hampton Street, BirminghamNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2020
14.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
15.8 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
21.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
26.4 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
1.3 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
13.3 km away
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 5.1 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 5.4 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 7.4 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 8.2 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 9.0 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.