Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Walmley › Postcode B75 7JH What's changing near B75 7JH Within 2 km, around Walmley in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
159 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
62 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.0% like-for-like prices in Walmley, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+47% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homes Planning granted Extended home Storm overflow Energy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 28 new homes completed houses · Dec 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 450 m away New homes 44 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026 450 m away New homes 44 new homes completed 11 flats, 33 houses · Dec 2024 – May 2026
May 2026 450 m away New homes 36 new homes completed 6 flats, 30 houses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025 1.3 km away Planning permission Permission for 1 home 31 Cattell Drive, Land at side, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 7LQ (full planning permission) Jul 2024 450 m away Planning permission Oct 2023 850 m away Planning permission Jul 2023 1.9 km away Planning permission Permission for 4 homes 128 Whitehouse Common Road and 1-24 Tanners Close, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 (full planning permission) Apr 2023 1.7 km away Planning permission 2 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 65 m²
12 since energy certificates began (2008)
4 in B75 7JH itself
Extended certificate 2013 Extended certificate 2013 Extended certificate 2013 Extended certificate 2011 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
58 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
12 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 55 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (13 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 2.3 km away Battery storage Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield - Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 50 MW
Dec 2024 3.4 km away Battery storage Maybrook Road - Battery facility Approved, not yet built · 13 MW
Aug 2022 4.0 km away Rooftop solar Cembre Limited Dunton Park, Kingsbury Road Approved, not yet built · 940 kW
Apr 2023 4.2 km away Rooftop solar Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Planning application in · 160 kW
May 2026 4.3 km away Rooftop solar Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026 4.4 km away Rooftop solar WHS Plastics, Water Orton Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2024 5.2 km away Battery storage Hams Hall - Battery Energy Storage System Being built · 400 MW
Jan 2025 5.4 km away Battery storage Marston Sewerage Pumping Station, Bodymoor Heath Lane - Battery Storage Planning application in · 50 MW
May 2025 5.4 km away Battery storage Hams Hall, Hams Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 98 MW
Oct 2025 5.5 km away Road and street works within 1 km 1 permitted works running now or planned.
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 14.1 km away Decided decided Jun 2025 21.9 km away 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 22.4 km away Decided decided May 2020 26.7 km away Decided decided Oct 2013 27.1 km away Decided decided Feb 2026 28.8 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 station Under construction
under construction 11.9 km away Transport HS2: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 13.3 km away Running nearest: Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 4.0 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.8 km); Wilnecote Landfill Site (landfill gas, 7.6 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.