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
16storm overflows within 2 km
131hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
111spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Rabone Lane (No.1) Csointo Hockley Brook17 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Londonderry Lane Csointo Stoney Brook Via Sws16 spills, 20 hours in 2025
500 m away
Severn Trent Water
Baldwin Street Csointo Hockley Brook11 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Severn Trent Water
Smethick - High St./Water Ln. Csointo Thimblemill Brook (Culvert)5 spills, 15 hours in 2025
650 m away
Severn Trent Water
Anderson Road Csointo Chad Brook20 spills, 14 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Severn Trent Water
Cape Hill Combined Sewer Overflowinto Hockley Brook10 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Cemetery Rd-Victoria Rd Csointo Tributary Of Birmingham Canal9 spills, 12 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 6.0 km away
Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 18.0 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Smethwick South: +39% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.4% in two years.