Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Sutton Coldfield South & Central › Postcode B72 1BX What's changing near B72 1BX Within 2 km, around Sutton Coldfield South & Central in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
197 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
388 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.2% like-for-like prices in Sutton Coldfield South & Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+3% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 85 new homes completed flats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 52 new homes completed flats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 42 new homes completed flats · Jul 2025
Aug 2025 New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Feb 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025 Planning permission Mar 2024 Planning permission Permission for 1 home Land adjacent, 27 Wylde Green Road , Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1HD (full planning permission) Feb 2024 Planning permission Feb 2024 Planning permission Permission for 2 homes Land rear of 61 College Road (fronting Kineton Road), Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (full planning permission) Oct 2023 Planning permission Oct 2023 20 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 40 m²
40 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in B72 1BX itself
Extended certificate 2026 Extended certificate 2010 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 1 storm overflows within 2 km
0 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0 spill events counted
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 65 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (72 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road - Solar Panels Planning application in · 510 kW
Jun 2026 Battery storage Maybrook Road - Battery facility Approved, not yet built · 13 MW
Aug 2022 Rooftop solar Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar North Birmingham Academy, College Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV System Approved, not yet built · 290 kW
Mar 2023 Rooftop solar Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Planning application in · 160 kW
May 2026 Energy from waste Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich) Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016 Rooftop solar Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar Farrow Road Industrial Estate, Farrow Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 6 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Highbridge Road, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield Remedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Britwell Road, Sutton Coldfield Disconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor The Boulevard, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Kirkby Green, Sutton Coldfield Remedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 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 decided May 2020 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 Jun 2025 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 Transport HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street station Under construction
under construction Transport HS2: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction Running nearest: Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 5.2 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.4 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 8.9 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 9.7 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.