What's changing near B71 3PE
Within 2 km, around Charlemont in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
71new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
319homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.4%like-for-like prices in Charlemont, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
+12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
25 new homes completed2 flats, 23 houses · Nov 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
22 new homes completed4 flats, 18 houses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.7 km away - Planning permissionJun 2025
1.1 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 30 homesVacant Land Off Friardale Close/School Road/Carrington Road Wednesbury (full planning permission) Dec 2022
1.3 km away - School closed
School closed: HomeschoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (de-registered)
Dec 2022
1.2 km away - Planning permissionOct 2021
100 m away - New schoolSept 2021
1.3 km away
18homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
2in B71 3PE itself
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2019
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
7storm overflows within 2 km
100hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
49spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Great Barr - Pear Tree Spsinto River Tame22 spills, 56 hours in 2025
950 m away - Severn Trent Water
Ray Hall Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Tame9 spills, 25 hours in 2025
700 m away - Severn Trent Water
Great Barr - Bishops Asbury Cres (Cso)into Trib Of River Tame13 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Elmbank Road Csointo Tributary Of River Trent5 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Charlemont Road Csointo Tributary Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 m away - Severn Trent Water
Water Lane Csointo Tributary Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
650 m away - Severn Trent Water
Yew Tree - Brackendale Drive Csointo Yew Tree Brook0 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
85 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (205 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
100 m away - Rooftop solar
High Point Academy, Friar Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
West Bromwich Albion Training Ground, Birmingham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre, Craythorne Avenue - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 400 kW
Apr 2026
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
The Performance Hub, Gorway Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Mar 2025
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Midland Quarry Products, Smith Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jan 2025
3.4 km away - Battery storage
Greets Green Playing Field, Wattle Road - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2025
3.7 km away - Battery storage
Danks Way - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Spartan Industrial Centre, Brickhouse Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 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 RoadHighways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022
13.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
18.4 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
21.1 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
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: Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 1.4 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 4.0 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 4.9 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 4.9 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 5.5 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.