Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Four Oaks › Postcode B74 4AQ What's changing near B74 4AQ Within 2 km, around Four Oaks in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
14 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
28 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.3% like-for-like prices in Four Oaks, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-9% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first 20 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
39 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in B74 4AQ itself
Extended certificate 2016 Extended certificate 2014 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)
1 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 40 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Little Aston Hospital, Little Aston Hall Drive - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road - Solar Panels Planning application in · 510 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar Erdington Road, Aldridge - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
May 2022 Rooftop solar Farrow Road Industrial Estate, Farrow Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Shady Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024 Battery storage Chapel Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 49 MW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Barr View Primary And Nursery Academy, Aldridge Road - Solar PV Systems Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar North Birmingham Academy, College Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Clubs, Birmingham Road - Solar Panels Planning application in
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Middlemore Lane West, Aldridge - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2022 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Clarence Road, Sutton Coldfield Disconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Belwell Lane, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Harcourt Drive, Sutton Coldfield Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
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 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 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: Highfields South Landfill Gas (landfill gas, 7.7 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 8.5 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 8.9 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.