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
38storm overflows within 2 km
297hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
244spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Witton Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Rea60 spills, 74 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Witton - Gec Grounds (Cso)into Trib River Tame33 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Severn Trent Water
Aston - Trinity Rd/Lodge Rd (Cso)into River Tame66 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Saltley Mainstream Way Csointo River Rea10 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Severn Trent Water
Witton – Witton Lane Sst (Cso)into River Tame7 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Gravelly Hill -Off Walker Drive Csointo River Tame9 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Lawley Streetinto River Rea (Tame)8 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Church Roadinto River Rea11 spills, 11 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: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 2.1 km away
Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 12.3 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Aston Park: +57% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -4.7% in two years.
Permission for 23 homesLand adj former TSB, Harford Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B18, (full planning permission)
May 2022 2.0 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 23 homesThe Derwent Works, 32-34 Constitution Hill and land fronting Henrietta Street., The Jewelllery Quarter, Birmingham, B19 3JT (full planning permission)
May 2022 1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Stargate Business Park, Cuckoo Road, Unit 2 - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2026 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Network Park Industrial Estate, Duddeston Mill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2026 1.6 km away
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 4.9 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 5.3 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 7.9 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 8.6 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 9.4 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.
Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
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Queens Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
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Queens Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.