What's changing near WV1 4AT
Within 2 km, around Waterloo Road in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
193new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-2.7%like-for-like prices in Waterloo Road, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-7%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
1.7 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jul 2026
1.7 km away - New schoolMar 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.6 km away - New school
New school: Park Lodge SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
Oct 2025
350 m away - New homes
32 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
700 m away - New homes
24 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
950 m away - New homes
26 new homes completed24 flats, 2 houses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.5 km away - New school
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
42since energy certificates began (2008)
2in WV1 4AT itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- 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
14storm overflows within 2 km
48hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
91spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Great Hampton Street Csointo Staf'Shire & Wor'Shrie Canal37 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Henwood Rd/Meadow View Terrace Csointo Smestow Brook13 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Leicester St/Gloucester St (Cso)into Smestow Brook7 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bradmore Jeffcock/Rayleigh Rd Csointo Tributary Of Graiseley Brook15 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
South West Interceptor Csointo Smestow Brook2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Chapel Ash/Lovatt Street Jcn Csointo Tributary Of Smestow Brook9 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
North East Interceptor Csointo Smestow Brook1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Showell Road (Cso)into Smestow Brook1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 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 14 running (191 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Brindley Honda, West Street - Solar Pv SystemPlanning application in · 190 kW
Jun 2024
700 m away - Rooftop solar
University Technical College, Cambridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
1000 m away - Rooftop solar
Mander Square, Mander Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
May 2023
1000 m away - Rooftop solar
Sherwood Stainless Steel, Mammoth Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Aug 2023
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Sherwood House, Showell Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 260 kW
Sept 2025
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Homebase, St Johns Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Assa Abloy The Meadows, Cannock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2023
1.9 km away - Solar farm
Bowmans Harbour Solar FarmBeing built · 7 MW
Apr 2022
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Rakegate Primary School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
2.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 12 of them major.
- Major
Evans Street, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Stafford Street, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Bone Mill Lane, WolverhamptonNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Cross Street North, WolverhamptonNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Major
Kirmond Walk, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
750 m away - Major
Glentworth Gardens, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
750 m away - Major
Dunstall Lane, WolverhamptonHighway improvement works · CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Stafford Street, WolverhamptonHighway improvement works · CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Major
Stafford Street, WolverhamptonHighway improvement works · CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
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
7.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
10.3 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
29.1 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 800 m); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 4.6 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 5.3 km); Land East of Lawn Lane (solar farm, 5.3 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 5.4 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.