What's changing near B33 8RN
Within 2 km, around Stechford in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
3new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
38homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.1%like-for-like prices in Stechford, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
35since energy certificates began (2008)
2in B33 8RN itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2020
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
10storm overflows within 2 km
184hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
110spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Kitts Green Road Csointo Yardley Brook46 spills, 88 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Stetchford - Eastfield Rd Csointo Tributary Of River Cole11 spills, 39 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Flaxley Road / Wyndhurst Road Csointo River Cole7 spills, 30 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Gressel Ln/Eatesbrook Rd Csointo River Cole22 spills, 9 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Yardley - Newbridge Rd Csointo River Cole8 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Yardley Blakesley Road Csointo River Cole1 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Yardley - Yardley Green Road Csointo River Cole10 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Alum Rock-Alum Rock Rd/Pelham Rdcsointo River Cole5 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.4 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
79 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Vertik-Al,Yardley Brook Industrial Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2022
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital - Roof Top Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Oct 2022
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Coleshill Road - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Feb 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Eden Boys Leadership Academy, Alum Rock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Holly Lane Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Jan 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Parfetts Cash and Carry, Redfern Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Dec 2024
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023
3.6 km away - Energy from waste
Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016
3.6 km away - Energy from waste
Hay Hall Road Energy Recovery FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
May 2019
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst Cooks Lane - Photovoltaic Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 20233.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Station Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Minor
Meadway, BirminghamPermanent reinstatement · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
Bordesley Green East, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
The Lea, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Minor
Manor Gardens, BirminghamPermanent reinstatement · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Winstanley Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Immediate - emergency
The Lea, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Queens Road, BirminghamPermanent reinstatement · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Church Lane, BirminghamRemedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2020
7.3 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
18.3 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
26.0 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
26.7 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
5.9 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
6.5 km away
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 3.3 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 3.5 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 6.6 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.5 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 7.6 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.