What's changing near B34 6BU
Within 2 km, around Hodge Hill in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
50homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.7%like-for-like prices in Hodge Hill, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+8%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
29homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
74since energy certificates began (2008)
2in B34 6BU itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2013
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
12storm overflows within 2 km
585hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
221spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Chipperfield Road Csointo A Trib Of River Tame90 spills, 353 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Kitts Green Road Csointo Yardley Brook46 spills, 88 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Radstock Avenueinto River Tame48 spills, 50 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Stetchford - Eastfield Rd Csointo Tributary Of River Cole11 spills, 39 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Flaxley Road / Wyndhurst Road Csointo River Cole7 spills, 30 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Tyburn Road Combined Storm Overflowinto Tributary Of River Tame9 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Alum Rock-Alum Rock Rd/Pelham Rdcsointo River Cole5 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Severn Trent Water
Radstock Avenueinto River Tame4 spills, 1 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
76 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Coleshill Road - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Feb 2025
950 m away - Energy from waste
Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Vertik-Al,Yardley Brook Industrial Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2022
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital - Roof Top Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Oct 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Mar 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Eden Boys Leadership Academy, Alum Rock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Park Hall Academy, Water Orton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Gravelly Industrial Park, Units 59 & 60 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 20243.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Ventnor Avenue, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Coleshill Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Beaufort Avenue, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Galloway Avenue, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Ermington Crescent, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Sandhurst Avenue, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Chipperfield Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Coleshill Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Minor
Swancote Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Millington Road, Birmingham
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2020
8.5 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
19.7 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
25.3 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
26.7 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
29.7 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
6.0 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, 4.5 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 4.8 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 5.3 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.8 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 8.2 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.