Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Kingstanding South West › Postcode B44 8JU What's changing near B44 8JU Within 2 km, around Kingstanding South West in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
22 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.7% like-for-like prices in Kingstanding South West, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-1% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first Planning permission Permission for 1 home 50 Old Oscott Hill, Rear of, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 9SN (permission in principle) Mar 2024 Planning permission Mar 2024 Planning permission Feb 2024 Planning permission Feb 2024 Planning permission Permission for 4 homes Flat 1, Crossways Court, 444 College Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 0HL (full planning permission) May 2023 Planning permission Sept 2022 New school Sept 2021 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
24 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
44 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in B44 8JU 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 1 storm overflows within 2 km
2 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
4 spill events counted
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 84 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (198 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar North Birmingham Academy, College Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Barr View Primary And Nursery Academy, Aldridge Road - Solar PV Systems Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Tameside Drive, Holford Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 990 kW
Apr 2023 Rooftop solar Prince Albert High School - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Shady Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar Farrow Road Industrial Estate, Farrow Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023 Rooftop solar Perry Barr Bus Depot, Wellhead Road - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar National Express Perry Bar Bus Depot, Aston Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Aug 2024 Rooftop solar Altitude, Deykin Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Oct 2022 Rooftop solar Industrial Park, Electric Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Aldridge Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Marshall Grove, Birmingham Permanent reinstatement · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Kingstanding Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Bradfield Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Castleton Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Grindleford Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Wyrley Way, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided May 2020 Decided M54 to M6 Link Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided Jun 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: Birmingham Curzon Street station Under construction
under construction Transport HS2: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction Running nearest: Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 5.0 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 8.8 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 8.8 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 9.1 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 9.2 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.