What's changing near WV11 1RF
Within 2 km, around Heath Town in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
120new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.1%like-for-like prices in Heath Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-6%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
30 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
21 new homes completed2 flats, 19 houses · Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
800 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
600 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1000 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
1.9 km away - New schoolMar 2020
1.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
22since energy certificates began (2008)
2in WV11 1RF itself
- Extendedcertificate 2019
- Extendedcertificate 2016
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
4storm overflows within 2 km
1hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
3spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
North East Interceptor Csointo Smestow Brook1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Park Lane Csointo Smestow Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Jcn Of Foxs Lane-Crown Street Csointo Tributary Of Birmingham Canal1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wednesfield Road Csointo Smestow Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 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
68 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (148 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Assa Abloy The Meadows, Cannock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2023
650 m away - Solar farm
Bowmans Harbour Solar FarmBeing built · 7 MW
Apr 2022
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sherwood Stainless Steel, Mammoth Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Aug 2023
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
University Technical College, Cambridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Sherwood House, Showell Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 260 kW
Sept 2025
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark, Bearing Drive - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Apr 2024
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Brindley Honda, West Street - Solar Pv SystemPlanning application in · 190 kW
Jun 2024
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Mander Square, Mander Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
May 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Feb 2026
2.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Ellerton Walk, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Standard
Longford Road, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · mua Electricity Limited · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Graiseley Lane, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 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
5.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
9.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
29.3 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: Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 1.8 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 3.4 km); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 4.5 km); Land East of Lawn Lane (solar farm, 5.2 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 5.6 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.