What's changing near B69 4BD
Within 2 km, around Oldbury & Rood End in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
130new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
487homes 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
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
26 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New schoolJun 2026
500 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
29 new homes completed24 flats, 5 houses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
250 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
500 m away - Planning permissionApr 2024
1.9 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homesConfederation Of Bangladeshi Organisations, Harwood Street, West Bromwich, B70 9JF (full planning permission) Dec 2023
1.3 km away
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
7since energy certificates began (2008)
0in B69 4BD 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
5storm overflows within 2 km
103hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
66spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Izons Lane Csointo River Tame23 spills, 35 hours in 2025
350 m away - Severn Trent Water
Bromford Lane Csointo River Tame16 spills, 27 hours in 2025
250 m away - Severn Trent Water
West Bromwich Street Csointo River Tame3 spills, 18 hours in 2025
450 m away - Severn Trent Water
Cemetery Rd-Victoria Rd Csointo Tributary Of Birmingham Canal9 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
West Bromwich - Lambert End Csointo Tributary Of Walsall Canal15 spills, 11 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
92 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (210 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Broadwell Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
350 m away - Rooftop solar
Voestalpine Metsec, Broadwell Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
May 2024
350 m away - Energy from waste
Kelvin Energy Recovery FacilityBeing built · 47 MW
Nov 2021
1.1 km away - Energy from waste
Kelvin Energy Recovery FacilityBeing built · 47 MW
Nov 2021
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Oldbury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Dec 2022
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Emr Oldbury, Union Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Jun 2024
1.3 km away - Battery storage
Bull Lane - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - Battery storage
Tat Bank Road, Western Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
1.4 km away - Battery storage
Greets Green Playing Field, Wattle Road - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2025
1.6 km away - Battery storage
Wolverhampton Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Dudley Road, OldburyHighway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Jun 2027
600 m away - Major
Dudley Road, OldburyHighway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Jun 2027
600 m away - Major, planned
Westbourne Road, West BromwichUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Minor
Albion Road, West BromwichRemedial works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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
16.5 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
17.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
21.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
21.7 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: DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 300 m); Oldbury (energy from waste, 1.5 km); Edwin Richards Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.8 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 4.0 km); Dudley EfW (energy from waste, 5.0 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.