What's changing near WR2 5UE
Within 2 km, around Lower Wick & Bromwich Road in Worcester. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
558new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
67homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.7%like-for-like prices in Lower Wick & Bromwich Road, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.7%)
+5%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 homes
22 new homes completed1 flats, 21 houses · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
800 m away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
37 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
650 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
700 m away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
850 m away - New homes
31 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
850 m away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
800 m away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026800 m away
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
2in WR2 5UE itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2023
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
2storm overflows within 2 km
104hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
55spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Jct. Hylton Road/Henwick Road Csointo River Severn46 spills, 74 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Grandstand Road Csointo River Severn9 spills, 30 hours in 2025
1.9 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
18 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (7 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Vamix Factory, Martley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
2.0 km away - Solar farm
Vandemoortele Worcester - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 580 kW
Oct 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
St Martins Gate Car Park, St Martins Gate - Solar PV SystemsPlanning application in
Jun 2024
2.7 km away - Solar farm
Fitcher Brook Solar FarmPlanning application in · 19 MW
Dec 2023
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Perdiswell Leisure Centre, Bilford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Tudor Grange Academy, Bilford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Apr 2024
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Hornhill Road, Nunnery Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2026
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bosch Thermotecnology UK Limited, Cotswold Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 930 kW
Dec 2022
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Clayfield Road, Worcester Six Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Jul 2024
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Warriors Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Sept 2023
7.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Penhill Crescent, WorcesterHighway repair and maintenance works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Major
Penhill Crescent, WorcesterHighway repair and maintenance works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 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
- Pre-application
Arrow Valley SolarGenerating Stations · approximately 4km south west of Alcester within the administrative area of Wychavon District Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Redditch Borough Council. application due April 2027
24.7 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
26.7 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Henwick Grove - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.5 km); Otherton Farm (solar farm, 2.1 km); The Haven (wind farm, 7.7 km); Norton Fields Farm (wind farm, 8.1 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.