Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Sutton Coldfield South & Central › Postcode B73 6DX What's changing near B73 6DX Within 2 km, around Sutton Coldfield South & Central in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
191 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
352 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
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 85 new homes completed flats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026 New homes 52 new homes completed flats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 42 new homes completed flats · Jul 2025
Aug 2025 Planning permission Permission for 1 home Land adjacent, 27 Wylde Green Road , Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1HD (full planning permission) Feb 2024 Planning permission Permission for 1 home 116 Lichfield Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B74 2TA (full planning permission) Feb 2024 Planning permission Sept 2023 Planning permission Sept 2023 Planning permission Permission for 3 homes Prudential House, 1 Midland Drive, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1TU (full planning permission) Aug 2023 20 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 36 m²
27 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in B73 6DX 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 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 60 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (63 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 Farrow Road Industrial Estate, Farrow Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023 Rooftop solar North Birmingham Academy, College Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Shady Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar Little Aston Hospital, Little Aston Hall Drive - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar Barr View Primary And Nursery Academy, Aldridge Road - Solar PV Systems Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Planning application in · 160 kW
May 2026 Road and street works within 1 km 8 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Rockingham Gardens, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Parade, Sutton Coldfield Remedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Station Street, Sutton Coldfield Remedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Duke Street, Sutton Coldfield Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Kirkby Green, Sutton Coldfield Remedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Monmouth Drive, Sutton Coldfield Utility repair and maintenance works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Jerome Road, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
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 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 Jun 2025 Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided Oct 2013 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, 6.1 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 8.7 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.3 km); Highfields South Landfill Gas (landfill gas, 9.9 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.