Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Sandwell › Neighbourhood Rowley West › Postcode B69 1SQ What's changing near B69 1SQ Within 2 km, around Rowley West in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
45 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
683 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.7% like-for-like prices in Rowley West, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
+3% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 6 new homes completed flats · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 9 new homes completed flats · Dec 2024 – May 2026
May 2026 New school Feb 2025 New homes 6 new homes completed 4 flats, 2 houses · Oct 2024
Oct 2024 Planning permission Dec 2023 Planning permission Nov 2023 Planning permission Aug 2022 New school Aug 2022 5 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
14 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in B69 1SQ itself
Extended certificate 2020 Extended certificate 2016 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 No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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 70 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (169 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, Lower City Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2026 Battery storage Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Road - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 100 MW
Feb 2025 Battery storage Wolverhampton Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built
Oct 2025 Rooftop solar Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Moor Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 270 kW
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Emr Oldbury, Union Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 990 kW
Jun 2024 Battery storage York Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Tenpin Dudley, Castlegate Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar Oldbury Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 720 kW
Dec 2022 Rooftop solar NDC Polipak, Garratts Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jan 2023 Rooftop solar Dudley College, The Broadway - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 2 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor Midhill Drive, Rowley Regis Utility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Portway Hill, Rowley Regis Utility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 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 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 Oct 2013 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 Running nearest: Edwin Richards Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 1.4 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 2.3 km); Dudley EfW (energy from waste, 2.4 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 2.8 km); Cradley Heath (energy from waste, 4.2 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.