What's changing near B74 4LA
Within 2 km, around Four Oaks in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
14new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
27homes 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
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
36homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
55since energy certificates began (2008)
4in B74 4LA itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2016
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
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill 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
36 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 panelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 510 kW
Jun 2026
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Erdington Road, Aldridge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
May 2022
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Farrow Road Industrial Estate, Farrow Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Shady Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2024
5.8 km away - Battery storage
Chapel Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 49 MW
Jan 2025
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Clubs, Birmingham Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Jul 2025
6.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Barr View Primary And Nursery Academy, Aldridge Road - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2024
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Middlemore Lane West, Aldridge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2022
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
North Birmingham Academy, College Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 20237.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Clarence Road, Sutton ColdfieldDisconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Harcourt Drive, Sutton ColdfieldHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Knighton Road, Sutton ColdfieldRemedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Minor
Belwell Lane, Sutton ColdfieldHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away
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
17.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
18.7 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
21.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
21.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
28.3 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
- Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction
12.8 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
17.9 km away
Running nearest: Highfields South Landfill Gas (landfill gas, 7.2 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 8.9 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 9.0 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.