What's changing near WV13 3JX
Within 2 km, around Bilston North West in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
98new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.4%like-for-like prices in Bilston North West, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+11%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
11 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
950 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
700 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
700 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.1 km away - New schoolJan 2021
800 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 21 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
21homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
32since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WV13 3JX 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
9storm overflows within 2 km
14hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
16spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Old Watery Lane Csointo Waddens Brook5 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Keyway Darlaston Lane/Owen Road Csointo Darlston Brook3 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bilston - Bunkers Hill Lane (Cso)into Unnamed Drain3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
650 m away - Severn Trent Water
Stow Heath (Bilston College) Csointo River Tame Tunnel (Wolv' Arm)3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Portobello - Willenhall Rd Csointo River Tame1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
750 m away - Severn Trent Water
Darlaston - Wolverhampton Street (Cso)into Bilston/Darlaston Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Portobello - Dilloways/Waite Rd Csointo River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
550 m away - Severn Trent Water
Merrills Hall Lane Csointo Waddens & Bentley Fl R Culvert0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
76 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (227 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Feb 2026
650 m away - Rooftop solar
Scanmetals Limited, Bilston Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2023
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark, Bearing Drive - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Apr 2024
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Springvale Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Nov 2023
2.3 km away - Solar farm
Bowmans Harbour Solar FarmBeing built · 7 MW
Apr 2022
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sharps Bedrooms, Springvale Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2022
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Joseph Ash Galvanising, Springvale Avenue - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Moorcroft Drive, Moorcroft Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Willenhall E Act School Academy, Furzebank Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2023
3.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major, planned
Aston Road, WillenhallUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Parkside Avenue, WillenhallHighway repair and maintenance works · WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Major, planned
Dartmouth Crescent, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Major
Nightingale Place, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 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
8.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
12.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
26.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
28.5 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, 1.1 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 3.3 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 4.2 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 4.3 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 4.7 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.