What's changing near WV6 8EJ
Within 2 km, around Castlecroft in Wolverhampton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
14new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
6homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.6%like-for-like prices in Castlecroft, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-10%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. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WV6 8EJ 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
17storm overflows within 2 km
202hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
152spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Castlecroft Ln Sps Csointo Smestow Brook6 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wood Road/School Road Csointo River Penk/Wergs Brook31 spills, 33 hours in 2025
100 m away - Severn Trent Water
Bridgnorth Road Csointo Smestow Brook5 spills, 31 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wergs Sewage Pumping Stationinto Tributary Of River Penk16 spills, 27 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Great Hampton Street Csointo Staf'Shire & Wor'Shrie Canal37 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Henwood Rd/Meadow View Terrace Csointo Smestow Brook13 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Compton - Opp 14 Bridgnorth Rd (Cso)into Smestow Brook12 spills, 15 hours in 2025
650 m away - Severn Trent Water
Compton Park Csointo Graiseley Brook10 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.0 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
48 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (70 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
South Staffordshire Railway Walk, Castlecroft - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2022
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Pool Hall Farm, Lower Penn - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Brindley Honda, West Street - Solar Pv SystemPlanning application in · 190 kW
Jun 2024
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Mander Square, Mander Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
May 2023
3.7 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
Homebase, St Johns Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Balliol Business Park, Balliol Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Mar 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sherwood House, Showell Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 260 kW
Sept 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
University Technical College, Cambridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 20234.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major, planned
School Road, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
50 m away - Major, planned
Wood Road, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
100 m away - Major, planned
Church Road, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
100 m away - Major
Mount Road, WolverhamptonRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
100 m away - Major
Ormes Lane, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Farleigh Road, PertonDisconnection or alteration of supply · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 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
9.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
11.3 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 3.9 km); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 5.5 km); Land East of Lawn Lane (solar farm, 6.2 km); Pepperhill Solar Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage (solar farm, 6.7 km); Pepperhill Solar Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage (battery storage, 6.7 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.