What's changing near B69 1NU
Within 2 km, around Tividale in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
67new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
907homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+15.7%like-for-like prices in Tividale, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
2.0 km away - New schoolJun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
29 new homes completed24 flats, 5 houses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.7 km away - New schoolFeb 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
6 new homes completed4 flats, 2 houses · Oct 2024
Oct 2024
1.8 km away - Planning permissionDec 2023
1.2 km away - Planning permissionNov 2023
800 m away - New schoolAug 2022
850 m away - Planning permission
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B69 1NU 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
53hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
26spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Izons Lane Csointo River Tame23 spills, 35 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
West Bromwich Street Csointo River Tame3 spills, 18 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
72 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (210 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, Lower City Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2026
800 m away - Battery storage
Wolverhampton Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
1.2 km away - Battery storage
Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Feb 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Emr Oldbury, Union Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Jun 2024
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Oldbury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Dec 2022
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Broadwell Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Voestalpine Metsec, Broadwell Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
May 2024
2.0 km away - Battery storage
York Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Tat Bank Road, Western Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Bull Lane - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026
2.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Wallace Road, OldburyUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Minor
Midhill Drive, Rowley RegisUtility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Portway Hill, Rowley RegisUtility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- 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
16.7 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
17.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
21.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
23.2 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
Running nearest: Oldbury (energy from waste, 1.7 km); Edwin Richards Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.0 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 2.1 km); Dudley EfW (energy from waste, 3.1 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 4.4 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.