What's changing near WS10 0DP
Within 2 km, around Woods & Mesty Croft in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
107new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
353homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.8%like-for-like prices in Woods & Mesty Croft, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
+0%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
- New homes
25 new homes completed2 flats, 23 houses · Nov 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
22 new homes completed4 flats, 18 houses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
800 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permissionJun 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
May 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.8 km away - Planning permissionDec 2024
250 m away - Planning permissionSept 20241.7 km away
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
11since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WS10 0DP 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
5storm overflows within 2 km
55hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
23spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Devon Roadinto River Tame (Olbury Arm)10 spills, 28 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bescot Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Tame3 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Myvod Road Csointo River Tame10 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wednesbury - Woden Road West (Cso)into Soak Mere Drain0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Sussex Avenue Csointo Hobnail Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 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
84 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (213 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
High Point Academy, Friar Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
950 m away - Battery storage
Midland Quarry Products, Smith Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jan 2025
1.4 km away - Energy from waste
WednesburyBeing built · 2 MW
Apr 2017
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2025
1.8 km away - Battery storage
Danks Way - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Cliff Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Jan 2024
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Spartan Industrial Centre, Brickhouse Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Feb 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Huf Uk, New Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 370 kW
Jan 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Moorcroft Drive, Moorcroft Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2025
2.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major, planned
Cedar Road, WednesburyUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major, planned
Chestnut Road, WednesburyUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major, planned
Booth Road, WednesburyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Major
Booth Road, WednesburyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Major
Bishop Road, WednesburyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Bridge Street, WednesburyRemedial works · Netomnia Limited · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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
- 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
12.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
17.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
22.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
23.1 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: Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 2.1 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 3.3 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 4.0 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 4.5 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 4.7 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.