What's changing near B5 7UY
Within 2 km, around Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2,008new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1,377homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.3%like-for-like prices in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.5 km away - New school
New school: Futures Matter - NorthwoodOther independent special school, other independent special school
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
22 new homes completed12 flats, 10 houses · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
71 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
97 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
90 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
34 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
55 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Sept 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
90 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Sept 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
75 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Sept 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
70 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
850 m away
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 39 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B5 7UY 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
25storm overflows within 2 km
334hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
190spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Pershore Mill - Pershore Road Csointo River Rea69 spills, 197 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Sir Johns Road Csointo River Rea11 spills, 47 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Digbeth High Street Csointo River Rea50 spills, 41 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Macdonald Street Cso 1into River Rea11 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Harborne Road Csointo River Rea14 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Birmingham - Pershore Street (Cso)into River Trent1 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Calthorpe Fields Cso 3into River Rea12 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Edgbaston - Wheeleys Rd (Cso)into River Rea5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 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
77 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (41 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Cambrian Wharf, Brindley Drive - Student AccommodationApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2026
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Selly Park Girls School, Selly Park Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Apr 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Coventry Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Apr 2025
3.1 km away - Battery storage
New Summer Street, Hockley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
Feb 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Greet Primary School, Percy Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2024
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage, Adams Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
Sept 2022
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Heartlands Academy, Great Francis Street - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Betel of Britain, Chester Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Cole Valley, Westwood Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 780 kW
Apr 20233.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
14 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Raglan Road, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
450 m away - Major
Kinver Croft, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Pershore Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Standard
Edgbaston Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · EE Ltd · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Bristol Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Minor
Bristol Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Minor
Bristol Road, BirminghamRemedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Bristol Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Pershore Road, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Minor
Edgbaston Road, Birmingham
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2013
13.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
13.4 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
24.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
28.8 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
2.5 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
12.8 km away
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 4.4 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 4.5 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 8.6 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.