Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Sandwell › Neighbourhood Oldbury & Rood End › Postcode B68 9SA What's changing near B68 9SA Within 2 km, around Oldbury & Rood End in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
26 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
116 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+10.8% like-for-like prices in Oldbury & Rood End, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
-2% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
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Nearby, most recent first New school Jun 2026 New homes 11 new homes completed houses · Apr 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025 Planning permission Apr 2024 School closed School closed: The Regis Academy Other independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2023 Planning permission Jan 2023 Planning permission Sept 2022 Planning permission Permission for 11 homes Land Between No.32 And George Betts School, West End Avenue, Smethwick (full planning permission) Sept 2022 New school 23 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
50 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in B68 9SA 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 8 storm overflows within 2 km
58 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
49 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Londonderry Lane Cso into Stoney Brook Via Sws 16 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Severn Trent Water Smethick - High St./Water Ln. Cso into Thimblemill Brook (Culvert) 5 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Severn Trent Water Cemetery Rd-Victoria Rd Cso into Tributary Of Birmingham Canal 9 spills, 12 hours in 2025
550 m away Severn Trent Water Stanhope Road/Davison Road Jct Cso into Thimblemill Brook 9 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Halfords Lane/Brasshouse Lane Cso into Birmingham Canal 6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.5 km away Severn Trent Water Norman Road Combined Sewer Overflow into Tributary Of Thimblemill Brook 3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Severn Trent Water Stony Lane Cso into Stony Lane Brook 1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away Severn Trent Water Thimblemill Road Cso into Thimblemill Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 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 97 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (162 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Tat Bank Road, Western Road - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Devonshire Infant & Junior Academies, Auckland Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jul 2025 Energy from waste Kelvin Energy Recovery Facility Being built · 47 MW
Nov 2021 Energy from waste Kelvin Energy Recovery Facility Being built · 47 MW
Nov 2021 Rooftop solar Guru Nanak Gurdwara, High Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Nov 2024 Rooftop solar Broadwell Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022 Rooftop solar Voestalpine Metsec, Broadwell Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 650 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Lansing Linde Creighton Limited, Dartmouth Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 Battery storage Wolverhampton Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built
Oct 2025 Battery storage York Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026 Road and street works within 1 km 9 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned Greenwood Avenue, Oldbury Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Hall Street, Oldbury Utility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Crosswells Road, Oldbury Utility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Marshall Street, Smethwick Utility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Devonshire Road, Smethwick Highway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Devonshire Road, Smethwick New service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Popes Lane, Oldbury Utility repair and maintenance works · VODAFONE GROUP · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Matty Road, Oldbury Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Moat Road, Oldbury Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided M54 to M6 Link Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided May 2020 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 station Under construction
under construction Transport HS2: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction Running nearest: DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 1.7 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 3.4 km); Edwin Richards Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 4.4 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 6.0 km); Dudley EfW (energy from waste, 6.2 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.