What's changing near WV2 2HN
Within 2 km, around Ettingshall in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
261new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.7%like-for-like prices in Ettingshall, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-10%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
1.8 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
400 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
5homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 39 m²
13since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WV2 2HN 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
191hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
82spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Dock Meadow Csointo Bilston/Darlaston Brook59 spills, 173 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Dock Meadow Csointo Bilston/Darlaston Brook14 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Pond Ln-Kent Rd Csointo River Tame (Wolverhampton Arm)3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
550 m away - Severn Trent Water
Stow Heath (Bilston College) Csointo River Tame Tunnel (Wolv' Arm)3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Bilston Road 2 Csointo Trib Of River Tame Tunnel3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
600 m away - Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Bilston Road 2 Csointo Trib Of River Tame Tunnel0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
600 m away - Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Dudding Road (Cso)into Darlaston Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 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
79 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (177 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Homebase, St Johns Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Springvale Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Nov 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Joseph Ash Galvanising, Springvale Avenue - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Sharps Bedrooms, Springvale Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2022
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Mander Square, Mander Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
May 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
University Technical College, Cambridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
2.4 km away - Solar farm
Bowmans Harbour Solar FarmBeing built · 7 MW
Apr 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Feb 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Assa Abloy The Meadows, Cannock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2023
3.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Bilston Road, WolverhamptonWorks for Rail Purposes · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Bilston Road, WolverhamptonWorks for road purposes · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Standard
Myatt Avenue, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Give and take
Aug 2027 to Aug 2027
400 m away - Minor
Millfields Road, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · Jet Infrastructure Ltd · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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
12.7 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
26.3 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, 2.5 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 3.1 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 3.8 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 6.0 km); Himley Wood Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.8 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.