What's changing near WV4 4BA
Within 2 km, around Bradmore in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
46new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+12.3%like-for-like prices in Bradmore, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
950 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
1.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WV4 4BA 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
15hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
40spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Manor Road Csointo Warstones Brook10 spills, 7 hours in 2025
500 m away - Severn Trent Water
Warstones Rd/Warstones Crescent Csointo Warstones Brook19 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Trysull Road Csointo Tributary Of Smestow Brook11 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Osborne Road Csointo Tributary Of Warstones Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
200 m away - Severn Trent Water
Penn Combined Sewer Overflowinto Warstones Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Northway Combined Sewer Overflowinto Penn Brook0 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
61 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (157 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
2.4 km away - Battery storage
South Staffordshire Railway Walk, Castlecroft - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2022
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Mander Square, Mander Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
May 2023
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Canalside - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Jul 2025
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Penstone Lane, Penn 1 - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Sept 2022
3.7 km away - Battery storage
Penstone Lane, Lower Penn 2 - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Sept 2022
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
University Technical College, Cambridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Pool Hall Farm, Lower Penn - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Joseph Ash Galvanising, Springvale Avenue - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 20234.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Amanda Avenue, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Standard
Virginia Drive, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Standard
Mount Road, WolverhamptonNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Stubbs Road, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
900 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
10.9 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
13.6 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
26.8 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, 4.1 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 4.4 km); Himley Wood Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.4 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 6.8 km); The Kingswinford School - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 7.2 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.