Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Sandwell › Neighbourhood West Bromwich North › Postcode B71 4DH What's changing near B71 4DH Within 2 km, around West Bromwich North in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
143 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
596 homes 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
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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 25 new homes completed houses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 17 new homes completed flats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025 New homes 9 new homes completed flats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025 Planning permission Permission for 6 homes Confederation Of Bangladeshi Organisations, Harwood Street, West Bromwich, B70 9JF (full planning permission) Dec 2023 Planning permission Mar 2023 Planning permission Oct 2022 Planning permission 11 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
23 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in B71 4DH 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 4 storm overflows within 2 km
0 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Lyndon/Grafton Rd Junction Cso into Hobnail Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 m away Severn Trent Water Sussex Avenue Cso into Hobnail Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away Severn Trent Water Water Lane Cso into Tributary Of River Tame 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 km away Severn Trent Water Charlemont Road Cso into Tributary Of River Tame 0 spills, 0 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 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 Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2025 Battery storage Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026 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 Rooftop solar Tansun Limited, Spectrum House - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2022 Rooftop solar Spartan Industrial Centre, Brickhouse Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 420 kW
Feb 2025 Rooftop solar High Point Academy, Friar Park Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 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 West Bromwich Albion Football Club - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major Parsonage Street, West Bromwich Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Apr 2027 to Apr 2027 Major, planned Stanway Road, West Bromwich Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Lyndon, West Bromwich Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Apr 2027 to Apr 2027 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 May 2020 Decided decided Oct 2013 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, 3.1 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 3.2 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 3.3 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 3.4 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 6.8 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.