What's changing near B8 3QR
Within 2 km, around Washwood Heath in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
29new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
124homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.0%like-for-like prices in Washwood Heath, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+19%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
22homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
73since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B8 3QR 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
28storm overflows within 2 km
356hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
196spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Gravelly Hill Walker Drive (B) Csointo River Tame26 spills, 110 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Radstock Avenueinto River Tame48 spills, 50 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Off Walker Drive (A) Csointo River Tame10 spills, 42 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Saltley Mainstream Way Csointo River Rea10 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Washwood Heath - Watson Road Csointo River Rea9 spills, 35 hours in 2025
950 m away - Severn Trent Water
Fordrough Lane Csointo Trib Of River Tame10 spills, 21 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Gravelly Hill -Off Walker Drive Csointo River Tame9 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
52 Nansen Road Csointo Tributary Of River Tame27 spills, 13 hours in 2025
550 m 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
73 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (102 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Eden Boys Leadership Academy, Alum Rock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Gravelly Industrial Park, Units 59 & 60 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2024
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Network Park Industrial Estate, Duddeston Mill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2026
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Stargate Business Park, Cuckoo Road, Unit 2 - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2026
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Lun Cheung Enterprise Limited - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jun 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Lun Cheung Enterprise Limited - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Dollman Street - Roof Mounted Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Jul 2024
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Heartlands Academy, Great Francis Street - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Grosvenor Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Feb 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Mar 20232.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Exton Way, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Nansen Road, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Minor
Haycroft Avenue, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Chartist Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Alum Rock Road, BirminghamPermanent reinstatement · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 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
- Decideddecided May 2020
10.9 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
18.0 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
23.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
28.0 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
29.6 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
3.1 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
10.1 km away
Running nearest: Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 3.7 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 4.1 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 7.6 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.7 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 9.8 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.