What's changing near WS5 4DA
Within 2 km, around Yew Tree & Tamebridge in Sandwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
12new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
66homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.2%like-for-like prices in Yew Tree & Tamebridge, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
+3%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-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 18 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WS5 4DA 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
17storm overflows within 2 km
162hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
109spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Great Barr - Pear Tree Spsinto River Tame22 spills, 56 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Ray Hall Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Tame9 spills, 25 hours in 2025
850 m away - Severn Trent Water
Bescot Crescent Csointo Full Brook11 spills, 25 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Great Barr - Bishops Asbury Cres (Cso)into Trib Of River Tame13 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Birmingham Road Csointo Tributary Of Full Brook21 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bescot Cres/Brockhurst Crescent Csointo Full Brook7 spills, 8 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Broadway (Golf Course) Csointo Full Brook6 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bell Lane/Walstead Road Csointo Tributary Of The Full Brook5 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.0 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 8 running (196 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
West Bromwich Albion Training Ground, Birmingham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
1.1 km away - Battery storage
Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
The Performance Hub, Gorway Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Mar 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
High Point Academy, Friar Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Chapel Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 49 MW
Jan 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre, Craythorne Avenue - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 400 kW
Apr 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Jerome Retail Park, Midland Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrison Supermarkets, Lichfield Street - Solar Photovoltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Dec 2022
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Superstore WisemoreApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2020
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Bramley Road, WalsallRemedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Bell Lane, WalsallHighway repair and maintenance works · WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · 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
13.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
18.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
20.9 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
22.8 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
29.4 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, 350 m); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 5.1 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 5.3 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 6.4 km); DPD Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 6.4 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.