What's changing near B6 7PN
Within 2 km, around Aston Park in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
40new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
242homes 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
25 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
600 m away - New schoolJun 2024
1.2 km away - New schoolMar 2024
400 m away - Planning permissionFeb 2024
1.9 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 1 homeMuhul Islam Saddigue Mosque, 12 Victoria Road, Aston, Birmingham (full planning permission) Feb 2024
1.5 km away - Planning permissionNov 2023
1.2 km away - School closed
School closed: The National College for Advanced Transport and InfrastructureFurther education, 16 plus (closure)
Oct 2023
1.8 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 4 homesLand opposite 69-71 Whitehead Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 5EL (outline planning permission)
2homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 16 m²
4since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B6 7PN 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
37storm overflows within 2 km
469hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
269spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Gravelly Hill Walker Drive (B) Csointo River Tame26 spills, 110 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Witton Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Rea60 spills, 74 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Witton - Gec Grounds (Cso)into Trib River Tame33 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Off Walker Drive (A) Csointo River Tame10 spills, 42 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Aston - Trinity Rd/Lodge Rd (Cso)into River Tame66 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Saltley Mainstream Way Csointo River Rea10 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Washwood Heath - Watson Road Csointo River Rea9 spills, 35 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Witton – Witton Lane Sst (Cso)into River Tame7 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.3 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
75 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (101 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Grosvenor Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Feb 2025
150 m away - Solar farm
Estone Drive, Aston - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jul 2023
650 m away - Rooftop solar
Lun Cheung Enterprise Limited - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jun 2023
700 m away - Rooftop solar
Lun Cheung Enterprise Limited - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2023
700 m away - Rooftop solar
Stargate Business Park, Cuckoo Road, Unit 2 - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2026
900 m away - Rooftop solar
Industrial Park, Electric Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Dec 2025
1000 m away - Rooftop solar
JJ Foodservice Limited, Avenue Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Aug 2023
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Altitude, Deykin Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2022
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Gravelly Industrial Park, Units 59 & 60 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2024
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Betel of Britain, Chester Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
1.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
30 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
250 m away - Standard
Grosvenor Road, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
150 m away - Standard
Beales Street, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Standard
Heanor Croft, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Standard
Aston Hall Road, BirminghamDisconnection or alteration of supply · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Standard
Aston Hall Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Standard
Aston Hall Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Standard
Aston Hall Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Standard
Aston Hall Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Standard
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2020
12.8 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
18.2 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
21.5 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
2.7 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
12.0 km away
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 5.0 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 5.4 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 7.9 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 8.7 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 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.