Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Solihull › Neighbourhood Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall › Postcode CV7 7JR What's changing near CV7 7JR Within 2 km, around Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall in Solihull. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.8% like-for-like prices in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
-6% 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 New school Apr 2021 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
1 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 121 m²
4 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in CV7 7JR 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 No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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 43 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (16 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Hill House Farm, Coventry Road - Battery Energy Storage System Planning application in · 20 MW
Apr 2025 Battery storage Benton Green Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Planning application in · 70 MW
Jun 2025 Rooftop solar Melbicks Garden Centre, Chester Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 380 kW
Nov 2022 Battery storage Tanners Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 30 MW
Jun 2025 Rooftop solar Birmingham Airport, Diamond House - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 960 kW
Aug 2023 Battery storage Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 57 MW
Jan 2025 Battery storage Beechwood Farm, Hodgetts Lane - Battery Storage Planning application in · 57 MW
Jul 2024 Solar farm Park House Farm, Meriden Road - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 48 MW
Dec 2025 Battery storage Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage Facility Planning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2023 Rooftop solar Progress Way, Marston Green - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2024 Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Main Road, Solihull Highway improvement works · SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Major, planned Shepherds Lane, Great Packington Highway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Shepherds Lane, Great Packington Highway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 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 decided May 2020 Decided decided Feb 2026 Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided decided Mar 2025 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: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction Transport HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street station Under construction
under construction Running nearest: Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 4.4 km); Land South of Pogmore Spinney (solar farm, 7.8 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.9 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.