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
15storm overflows within 2 km
61hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
101spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Great Hampton Street Csointo Staf'Shire & Wor'Shrie Canal37 spills, 23 hours in 2025
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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in West Park: +33% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.9% in two years.
Other independent school, other independent school
Aug 2021 1.2 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Ormiston New Academy, Marsh Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Feb 2026 3.4 km away
Solar farm
Balliol Business Park, Balliol Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Mar 2024 4.1 km away
Running nearest: Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 1.1 km); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 4.7 km); Land East of Lawn Lane (solar farm, 5.4 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 5.4 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 5.5 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Major, planned
Cross Street North, WolverhamptonNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 1000 m away
Minor
Tettenhall Road, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Two-way signals
Jul 2027 to Jul 2027 650 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.