What's changing near WV4 5JZ
Within 2 km, around Wombourne Inner in South Staffordshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
28new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
6homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.8%like-for-like prices in Wombourne Inner, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.8%)
-4%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-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
6since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WV4 5JZ 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
7hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
10spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Manor Road Csointo Warstones Brook10 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Northway Combined Sewer Overflowinto Penn Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Osborne Road Csointo Tributary Of Warstones Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 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
59 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (135 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Canalside - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Jul 2025
3.1 km away - Battery storage
South Staffordshire Railway Walk, Castlecroft - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2022
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Ellowes Hall Sports College, Stickley Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 440 kW
Feb 2026
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Homebase, St Johns Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Penstone Lane, Lower Penn 2 - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Sept 2022
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Penstone Lane, Penn 1 - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Sept 2022
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Mander Square, Mander Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
May 2023
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Wombourne Road, Wombourne - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Joseph Ash Galvanising, Springvale Avenue - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2023
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Pool Hall Farm, Lower Penn - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 20254.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Virginia Drive, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Amanda Avenue, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
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
12.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
14.9 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
25.6 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: Himley Wood Landfill Site (landfill gas, 4.0 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 4.3 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 5.4 km); The Kingswinford School - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 5.9 km); Dudley EfW (energy from waste, 7.4 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.