What's changing near B71 1AW
Within 2 km, around West Bromwich North in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
152new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
604homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+16.9%like-for-like prices in West Bromwich North, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
-9%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
1.4 km away - New homes
36 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
May 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homesConfederation Of Bangladeshi Organisations, Harwood Street, West Bromwich, B70 9JF (full planning permission) Dec 2023
1.8 km away - Planning permissionMar 2023
400 m away - Planning permissionOct 2022
1.4 km away
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
27since energy certificates began (2008)
2in B71 1AW itself
- Extendedcertificate 2019
- Extendedcertificate 2015
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
4storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Sussex Avenue Csointo Hobnail Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 m away - Severn Trent Water
Lyndon/Grafton Rd Junction Csointo Hobnail Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
500 m away - Severn Trent Water
Water Lane Csointo Tributary Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Charlemont Road Csointo Tributary Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
93 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (205 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2025
750 m away - Battery storage
Greets Green Playing Field, Wattle Road - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2025
1.8 km away - Battery storage
Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Bull Lane - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Tansun Limited, Spectrum House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2022
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Spartan Industrial Centre, Brickhouse Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Feb 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
High Point Academy, Friar Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Danks Way - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Midland Quarry Products, Smith Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jan 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Oldbury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Dec 20222.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Stanway Road, West BromwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
300 m away - Major
Parsonage Street, West BromwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Apr 2027 to Apr 2027
350 m away - Major
Lyndon, West BromwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Apr 2027 to Apr 2027
550 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
14.4 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
19.1 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
20.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
21.4 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: Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 3.0 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 3.0 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 3.1 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 3.3 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 6.5 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.