What's changing near WS10 0HX
Within 2 km, around Friar Park in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
74new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
321homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-14.5%like-for-like prices in Friar Park, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
-2%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
650 m away - New homes
22 new homes completed4 flats, 18 houses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
700 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
600 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
650 m away - Planning permissionJun 2025
300 m away - Planning permissionDec 2024
1.6 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 30 homesVacant Land Off Friardale Close/School Road/Carrington Road Wednesbury (full planning permission) Dec 2022
250 m away - School closed
School closed: HomeschoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (de-registered)
Dec 2022
250 m away - Planning permission
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WS10 0HX 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
12storm overflows within 2 km
199hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
90spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Great Barr - Pear Tree Spsinto River Tame22 spills, 56 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Devon Roadinto River Tame (Olbury Arm)10 spills, 28 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bescot Crescent Csointo Full Brook11 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Ray Hall Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Tame9 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Walsall - Bescot Cres Barhale (Cso)into Ford Brook 11 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bescot Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Tame3 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bescot Cres/Brockhurst Crescent Csointo Full Brook7 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
W Bromwich Rd Recreation Ground Csointo Full Brook3 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.7 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 10 running (205 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
600 m away - Battery storage
Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
1.0 km away - Battery storage
Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Performance Hub, Gorway Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Mar 2025
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Midland Quarry Products, Smith Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jan 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
West Bromwich Albion Training Ground, Birmingham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
2.8 km away - Energy from waste
WednesburyBeing built · 2 MW
Apr 2017
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Danks Way - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Cliff Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Jan 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Jerome Retail Park, Midland Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2023
3.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Bishop Road, WednesburyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Booth Road, WednesburyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Booth Road, WednesburyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Standard
Friar Park Road, WednesburyHighway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Friar Park Road, WednesburyHighway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
350 m away - Standard
Friar Park Road, WednesburyHighway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027
400 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
12.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
17.4 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
22.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
22.4 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: Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 2.0 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 3.4 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 4.5 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 4.9 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 5.3 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.