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
7storm overflows within 2 km
30hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
41spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Brierly Hill - Bank Street (Cso)into Wc To Stourbridge Canal15 spills, 17 hours in 2025
200 m away
Severn Trent Water
Hawbush Road Csointo Audnam Brook11 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Severn Trent Water
Brierley Hill Road Csointo Tributary Of Wordsley Brook4 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Severn Trent Water
Woodside - Holly Hall Road (Cso)into Black Brook3 spills, 3 hours in 2025
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
decided May 2020 28.8 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 16.4 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Brierley Hill: +27% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +4.3% in two years.