What's changing near B8 2EQ
Within 2 km, around Ward End & Bromford West in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
19new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
44homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.1%like-for-like prices in Ward End & Bromford West, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New school
New school: Beaufort SchoolAcademy special sponsor led, academy special sponsor led
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.7 km away - Planning permissionFeb 2024
1.5 km away - Planning permissionJan 2024
1.5 km away - Planning permissionNov 2023
1.5 km away - Planning permissionOct 2023
700 m away - Planning permissionOct 2023
600 m away - Planning permissionSept 2023
900 m away - Planning permission
44homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
115since energy certificates began (2008)
3in B8 2EQ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2013
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
14storm overflows within 2 km
515hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
220spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Chipperfield Road Csointo A Trib Of River Tame90 spills, 353 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Radstock Avenueinto River Tame48 spills, 50 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Stetchford - Eastfield Rd Csointo Tributary Of River Cole11 spills, 39 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Flaxley Road / Wyndhurst Road Csointo River Cole7 spills, 30 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Fordrough Lane Csointo Trib Of River Tame10 spills, 21 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
52 Nansen Road Csointo Tributary Of River Tame27 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Washwood Heath/Ward End Park Rd Csointo Trib Of River Tame7 spills, 5 hours in 2025
950 m away - Severn Trent Water
Foxton Road-Ward End Park Road Csointo Tributary Of River Tame5 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
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
81 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Coleshill Road - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Feb 2025
600 m away - Rooftop solar
Eden Boys Leadership Academy, Alum Rock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Mar 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital - Roof Top Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Oct 2022
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Gravelly Industrial Park, Units 59 & 60 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2024
2.1 km away - Energy from waste
Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Network Park Industrial Estate, Duddeston Mill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Stargate Business Park, Cuckoo Road, Unit 2 - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 20232.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Bromford Lane, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Woodwells Road, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Southern Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Standard
St Josephs Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Standard
Bromford Lane, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
600 m away - Standard
Sandbourne Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Ingleton Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Coleshill Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Minor
Sandhurst Avenue, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
Bromford Road, Birmingham
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2020
9.7 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
18.8 km away - 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
24.3 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
28.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
29.0 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
4.5 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
8.8 km away
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 3.8 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 4.2 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 6.4 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.2 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 9.6 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.