Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Wolverhampton › Neighbourhood Wednesfield North East › Postcode WV11 3ES What's changing near WV11 3ES Within 2 km, around Wednesfield North East in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
20 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.7% like-for-like prices in Wednesfield North East, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+3% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black 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. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
14 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
16 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in WV11 3ES 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 3 storm overflows within 2 km
7 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
5 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Old Watery Lane Cso into Waddens Brook 5 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.4 km away Severn Trent Water Wednesfield - Amos Ln-Bellamy Ln So into Waddens Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
300 m away Severn Trent Water Merrills Hall Lane Cso into Waddens & Bentley Fl R Culvert 0 spills, 0 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 67 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (205 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Arnold Clark, Bearing Drive - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 380 kW
Apr 2024 Solar farm Bowmans Harbour Solar Farm Being built · 7 MW
Apr 2022 Rooftop solar Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Works - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 530 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar Assa Abloy The Meadows, Cannock Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
May 2023 Rooftop solar Scanmetals Limited, Bilston Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2023 Rooftop solar Willenhall E Act School Academy, Furzebank Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2023 Solar farm Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 35 MW
Nov 2024 Battery storage Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage Planning application in
Nov 2024 Rooftop solar Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics Panels Planning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022 Rooftop solar Sherwood Stainless Steel, Mammoth Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Aug 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Wednesfield Way, Wolverhampton Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Lichfield Road, Wolverhampton Highway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Shardlow Road, Wolverhampton New service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 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 Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided Oct 2013 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, 2.2 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 3.7 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 4.4 km); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 5.7 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 5.8 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.