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
11storm overflows within 2 km
104hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
53spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Tipton Cemetery Csointo Tipton Brook24 spills, 55 hours in 2025
550 m away
Severn Trent Water
Tipton - Toll End (Sso)into River Tame3 spills, 12 hours in 2025
400 m away
Severn Trent Water
Dudley Port - Horseley Heath (Cso)into Groveland Brook2 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Severn Trent Water
West Bromwich - Lambert End Csointo Tributary Of Walsall Canal15 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Severn Trent Water
Toll End - Solly Grove (So)into River Tame2 spills, 6 hours in 2025
400 m away
Severn Trent Water
Brickhouse Lane/Great Bridge Csointo River Tame3 spills, 6 hours in 2025
600 m away
Severn Trent Water
Whitehall Road Csointo River Tame2 spills, 2 hours in 2025
600 m away
Severn Trent Water
Farley Street Csointo River Tame1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
decided May 2020 24.4 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 11.8 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Great Bridge & Dudley Port: +33% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.3% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Bull Lane - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026 2.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Oldbury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Dec 2022 2.2 km away
Running nearest: Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 850 m); Oldbury (energy from waste, 2.1 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 3.7 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 4.0 km); Dudley EfW (energy from waste, 5.0 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.