What's changing near WS8 7RH
Within 2 km, around Brownhills West & Clayhanger in Walsall. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
42new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Brownhills West & Clayhanger, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.7%)
+9%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended 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.
1homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 53 m²
6since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WS8 7RH 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
106hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
32spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Walsall Wood Sewage Treatment Worksinto Ford Brook19 spills, 97 hours in 2025
850 m away - Severn Trent Water
Hall Lane Csointo Trib Of Ford Brook6 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Brownhills - Lichfield Road (Cso)into Ford Brook3 spills, 2 hours in 2025
600 m away - Severn Trent Water
Lindon Road Storm Csointo Ford Brook2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
600 m away - Severn Trent Water
Silver Court Gardens Csointo Ford Brook2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
600 m away - Severn Trent Water
Cso At Brownhills - Silver St Spsinto Ford Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
600 m 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
25 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (100 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Mar 2024
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Middlemore Lane West, Aldridge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2022
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Lions Den, Hammerwich - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Erdington Road, Aldridge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
May 2022
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
AC Steels, Fryers Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Dec 2024
5.5 km away - Energy from waste
BH Energy Gap - Waste Energy Plant, The 3RsBeing built · 49 MW
Jan 2025
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse, Reedswood Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrison Supermarkets, Lichfield Street - Solar Photovoltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Dec 2022
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Superstore WisemoreApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2020
6.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
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
8.9 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
12.8 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
22.8 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
27.0 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: Highfields South Landfill Gas (landfill gas, 2.0 km); Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.5 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 7.0 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 9.7 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 9.7 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.