Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Walsall › Neighbourhood Short Heath East › Postcode WV12 4TU What's changing near WV12 4TU Within 2 km, around Short Heath East in Walsall. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
9 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
39 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.2% like-for-like prices in Short Heath East, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.7%)
+4% 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 school Apr 2025 New school Jun 2024 Planning permission Mar 2024 Planning permission Dec 2023 New school Apr 2023 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
22 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in WV12 4TU 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 6 storm overflows within 2 km
115 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
45 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Leamore Lane Cso into Tributary Of Sneyd Brook 18 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water North Willenhall - Bentley Rd Cso into River Tame 7 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Pleck - Wolverhampton Road Cso into Sneyd Brook 12 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Willenhall Cso into Darlaston Brook 5 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.6 km away Severn Trent Water Darlaston - Bentley Road South Cso into River Tame 3 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Severn Trent Water Willenhall - Walsall Rd-Acorn St So into River Tame 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 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 12 running (221 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Willenhall E Act School Academy, Furzebank Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Scanmetals Limited, Bilston Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2023 Rooftop solar The Food Warehouse, Reedswood Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025 Energy from waste BH Energy Gap - Waste Energy Plant, The 3Rs Being built · 49 MW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar West Walsall E Act Academy, Primley Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar AC Steels, Fryers Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 240 kW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Manor Hospital, Moat Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Mar 2026 Rooftop solar Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Works - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 530 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar Arnold Clark, Bearing Drive - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 380 kW
Apr 2024 Rooftop solar Tesco Superstore Wisemore Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2020 Road and street works within 1 km 2 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor Bentley Lane, Willenhall Highway repair and maintenance works · WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Kent Road, Bentley Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 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 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: Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 1.5 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 2.2 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 6.0 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 6.3 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 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.