What's changing near WV11 1NH
Within 2 km, around Wednesfield Town in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
47new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.4%like-for-like prices in Wednesfield Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-10%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 homes
21 new homes completed2 flats, 19 houses · Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
650 m away - New schoolMar 2020
550 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
2in WV11 1NH itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2010
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
3storm overflows within 2 km
7hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
5spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Old Watery Lane Csointo Waddens Brook5 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wednesfield - Amos Ln-Bellamy Ln Sointo Waddens Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Merrills Hall Lane Csointo Waddens & Bentley Fl R Culvert0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 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
66 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (148 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark, Bearing Drive - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Apr 2024
1.2 km away - Solar farm
Bowmans Harbour Solar FarmBeing built · 7 MW
Apr 2022
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Assa Abloy The Meadows, Cannock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2023
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Feb 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Sherwood Stainless Steel, Mammoth Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Aug 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
University Technical College, Cambridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Sherwood House, Showell Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 260 kW
Sept 2025
3.0 km away - Solar farm
Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 35 MW
Nov 2024
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in
Nov 2024
3.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Lichfield Road, WolverhamptonHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Wednesfield Way, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Minor
Graiseley Lane, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 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
5.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
9.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
29.2 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
Running nearest: EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 2.7 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 3.0 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 5.1 km); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 5.1 km); Land East of Lawn Lane (solar farm, 5.7 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.