What's changing near B6 5SU
Within 2 km, around Aston Park in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
582new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1,070homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+12.9%like-for-like prices in Aston Park, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-4%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
70 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
76 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · May 2026
May 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
76 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
60 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Apr 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.8 km away - New school
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 16 m²
9since energy certificates began (2008)
0in B6 5SU 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
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
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Witton – Witton Lane Sst (Cso)into River Tame7 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.4 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
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Church Roadinto River Rea11 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.7 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
78 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (101 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
JJ Foodservice Limited, Avenue Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Aug 2023
550 m away - Rooftop solar
Betel of Britain, Chester Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Grosvenor Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Feb 2025
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Lun Cheung Enterprise Limited - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jun 2023
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Lun Cheung Enterprise Limited - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2023
850 m away - Solar farm
Estone Drive, Aston - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jul 2023
1000 m away - Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage, Adams Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
Sept 2022
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Heartlands Academy, Great Francis Street - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Industrial Park, Electric Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Dec 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Dollman Street - Roof Mounted Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Jul 2024
1.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
33 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Gladstone Street, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Aston Expressway, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Standard
Aston Expressway, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Aston Expressway, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Standard
Aston Expressway, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Standard
Park Lane, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
650 m away - Standard
Heanor Croft, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Queens Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Queens Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Queens Road, Birmingham
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2020
13.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
17.6 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
21.4 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
26.2 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
2.1 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
12.4 km away
Stargate Business Park, Cuckoo Road, Unit 2 - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 5.0 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 5.3 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 7.8 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.