What's changing near B43 5PE
Within 2 km, around Hamstead East in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
11new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.2%like-for-like prices in Hamstead East, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
26since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B43 5PE 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
81hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
36spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Great Barr - Pear Tree Spsinto River Tame22 spills, 56 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Great Barr - Bishops Asbury Cres (Cso)into Trib Of River Tame13 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Hamstead Pumping Stationinto River Tame1 spills, 9 hours in 2025
500 m away - Severn Trent Water
Hamstead Road / Walcot Drive Csointo Tributary Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
250 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
87 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (194 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre, Craythorne Avenue - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 400 kW
Apr 2026
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Barr View Primary And Nursery Academy, Aldridge Road - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2024
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Chapel Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 49 MW
Jan 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
West Bromwich Albion Training Ground, Birmingham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Holyhead Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 400 kW
May 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Shady Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Holyhead Road - Roof Mounted Solar PV solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Prince Albert High School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Farrow Road Industrial Estate, Farrow Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Lingfield Court, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Minor
Hillside Drive, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Kingsdown Avenue, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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
- 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
16.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
18.3 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
20.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
20.8 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
6.9 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
17.5 km away
Running nearest: Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 2.4 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 5.8 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 6.6 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 6.6 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 7.9 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.