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
10storm overflows within 2 km
135hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
55spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Devon Roadinto River Tame (Olbury Arm)10 spills, 28 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Severn Trent Water
Ray Hall Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Tame9 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Bescot Crescent Csointo Full Brook11 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Walsall - Bescot Cres Barhale (Cso)into Ford Brook 11 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Bescot Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Tame3 spills, 23 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Severn Trent Water
Bescot Cres/Brockhurst Crescent Csointo Full Brook7 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Lord Street/Queen Mary Street Csointo Full Brook4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Charlemont Road Csointo Tributary Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
decided May 2020 22.2 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 10.3 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Friar Park: +27% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.7% in two years.