What's changing near DY8 5XT
Within 2 km, around Hawbush in Dudley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
95new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
100homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.0%like-for-like prices in Hawbush, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.2%)
-7%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New school
New school: Sunny Hill SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permissionAug 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.5 km away - Planning permissionNov 2024
1.9 km away - New schoolJun 2024
550 m away - Planning permission
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
20since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DY8 5XT 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
16storm overflows within 2 km
97hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
108spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
High Street Storm Overflowinto River Stour17 spills, 28 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Lower High Street Csointo River Stour47 spills, 27 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Brierly Hill - Bank Street (Cso)into Wc To Stourbridge Canal15 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Enville Sewage Pumping Stationinto River Stour2 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Hawbush Road Csointo Audnam Brook11 spills, 5 hours in 2025
400 m away - Severn Trent Water
Brierley Hill Road Csointo Tributary Of Wordsley Brook4 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Delph Road Storm Overflowinto Pond Adjacent Troutbeck Drive8 spills, 2 hours in 2025
550 m away - Severn Trent Water
Windsor Grove Csointo Wordsley Brook3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 km 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
40 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (60 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Pensnett Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Thorns Collegiate Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Merry Hill Shopping Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 9 MW
Jun 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Merry Hill Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Navigation Drive, Hurst Business Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jun 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 1, Woodside Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Feb 2024
3.3 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Roundhill - Food Waste Anaerobic Digestion PlantPlanning application in
Apr 2021
3.7 km away - Battery storage
Wolverhampton Road - Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Hinksford Substation, Hinksford Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2025
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Roundhill Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Lloyd Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Oct 2025
5.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Junction Road, WordsleyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Hawbush Road, Brierley HillUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Standard
Wollaston Road, AmblecoteUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
900 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 Oct 2013
18.1 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
20.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
23.5 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
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
Running nearest: The Kingswinford School - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 3.3 km); Cradley Heath (energy from waste, 4.3 km); Himley Wood Landfill Site (landfill gas, 4.7 km); Dudley EfW (energy from waste, 4.9 km); Edwin Richards Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 6.0 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.