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
2storm overflows within 2 km
34hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
3spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Curdworth Pumping Station (Cso)into River Tame3 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Birmingham Road Storm Overflowinto Trib Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
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: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 6.2 km away
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 9.8 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Smith's Wood South: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.2% in two years.
Permission for 79 homesKingshurst Village Centre and Former Mountford Public House, Marston Drive, Over Green Drive, Gilson Way and Church Close. (full planning permission)
Apr 2022 1.1 km away
School closed
School closed: Auckland Education CentrePupil referral unit, pupil referral unit (closure)
Aug 2021 450 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Bishop Wilson Ce Primary School, Craig Croft - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2026 3.1 km away
Energy from waste
Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW