Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Sandwell › Neighbourhood Greets Green East › Postcode B70 8PE What's changing near B70 8PE Within 2 km, around Greets Green East in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
224 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
778 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+68.6% like-for-like prices in Greets Green East, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
+7% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 26 new homes completed flats · Sep 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 36 new homes completed houses · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 16 new homes completed flats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 16 new homes completed flats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New school Jun 2026 New homes 25 new homes completed houses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 17 new homes completed flats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed houses · Apr 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025 New homes 29 new homes completed 24 flats, 5 houses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025 New homes 6 new homes completed houses · Mar 2025
Mar 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed flats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025 New homes 9 new homes completed flats · Feb 2025
14 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
37 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in B70 8PE 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 6 storm overflows within 2 km
91 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
57 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Izons Lane Cso into River Tame 23 spills, 35 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Severn Trent Water Bromford Lane Cso into River Tame 16 spills, 27 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Severn Trent Water West Bromwich Street Cso into River Tame 3 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Severn Trent Water West Bromwich - Lambert End Cso into Tributary Of Walsall Canal 15 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.5 km away Severn Trent Water Lyndon/Grafton Rd Junction Cso into Hobnail Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Severn Trent Water Sussex Avenue Cso into Hobnail Brook 0 spills, 0 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 95 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (205 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Greets Green Playing Field, Wattle Road - Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2025 Battery storage Bull Lane - Micro Energy Storage Planning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026 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 Oldbury Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 720 kW
Dec 2022 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 Emr Oldbury, Union Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 990 kW
Jun 2024 Battery storage Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2025 Rooftop solar Tansun Limited, Spectrum House - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2022 Rooftop solar Road and street works within 1 km 8 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Westbourne Road, West Bromwich Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned George Street, West Bromwich Utility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Lombard Street West, West Bromwich Highway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard High Street, West Bromwich Highway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Boulton Road, West Bromwich Utility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Oxford Road, West Bromwich Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Oak Lane, West Bromwich Remedial works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Albion Road, West Bromwich Remedial works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some 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: DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 1.3 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 1.8 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 3.4 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 5.0 km); Edwin Richards Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 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.