What's changing near WV14 6AS
Within 2 km, around Bilston Lunt & Loxdale in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
148new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
6homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+15.8%like-for-like prices in Bilston Lunt & Loxdale, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
150 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1000 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.9 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homesTHE RAINBOW COMMUNITY CENTRE, 49, RAINBOW STREET, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 8SX (full planning permission) Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
600 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
700 m away - New homes
57 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
950 m away - New schoolJan 20212.0 km away
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WV14 6AS 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
12storm overflows within 2 km
197hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
103spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Dock Meadow Csointo Bilston/Darlaston Brook59 spills, 173 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Dock Meadow Csointo Bilston/Darlaston Brook14 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Anchor Lane Storm Overflowinto Bilston Brook14 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Pond Ln-Kent Rd Csointo River Tame (Wolverhampton Arm)3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bilston - Bunkers Hill Lane (Cso)into Unnamed Drain3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
850 m away - Severn Trent Water
Stow Heath (Bilston College) Csointo River Tame Tunnel (Wolv' Arm)3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Portobello - Willenhall Rd Csointo River Tame1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Bilston Road 2 Csointo Trib Of River Tame Tunnel3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 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
84 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (227 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Springvale Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Nov 2023
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sharps Bedrooms, Springvale Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2022
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Joseph Ash Galvanising, Springvale Avenue - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2023
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Feb 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Scanmetals Limited, Bilston Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2023
2.7 km away - Solar farm
Bowmans Harbour Solar FarmBeing built · 7 MW
Apr 2022
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark, Bearing Drive - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Apr 2024
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Moorcroft Drive, Moorcroft Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Homebase, St Johns Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025
3.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major
Alexandra Place, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Major
Nightingale Place, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major
Best Road, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
James Street, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
550 m away - Major, planned
Lewis Street, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
550 m away - Standard
Earl Street, WolverhamptonNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Church Street, WolverhamptonDisconnection or alteration of supply · CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 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
9.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
13.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
25.4 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: Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 2.1 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 2.3 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 4.3 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 4.4 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 5.2 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.