Within 2 km, around Great Bridge & Dudley Port in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
64new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
95homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.7%like-for-like prices in Great Bridge & Dudley Port, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
+4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
School closed
School closed: Dudley Port SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2026 500 m away
New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
May 2026 2.0 km away
New school
New school: Blackwater Academy SandwellOther independent school, other independent school
Dec 2025 650 m away
New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
May 2025 1.8 km away
New homes
18 new homes completed8 flats, 10 houses · Mar 2025
Apr 2025 1.2 km away
New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025
Mar 2025 1.1 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 55 homesLand And Buildings 6 To 25 And 70 To 75 and 7o to 75 Corner of Union Street and Albion Street, Tipton (full planning permission)
Oct 2024 1.7 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 6 homesFormer Ryder House, Whitgrave St, West Bromwich (full planning permission)
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
108hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
60spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Tipton Cemetery Csointo Tipton Brook24 spills, 55 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
Severn Trent Water
Tipton - Toll End (Sso)into River Tame3 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Severn Trent Water
Dudley Port - Horseley Heath (Cso)into Groveland Brook2 spills, 11 hours in 2025
350 m away
Severn Trent Water
West Bromwich - Lambert End Csointo Tributary Of Walsall Canal15 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Severn Trent Water
Toll End - Solly Grove (So)into River Tame2 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Severn Trent Water
Brickhouse Lane/Great Bridge Csointo River Tame3 spills, 6 hours in 2025
750 m away
Severn Trent Water
Wood Street 26 Csointo Tributary Of Swan Brook7 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Whitehall Road Csointo River Tame2 spills, 2 hours in 2025
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
decided May 2020 24.2 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 11.5 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.