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Solihull
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any CV postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Solihull
- 0planning applications this week
- 172.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 172.9p
- 1hygiene scores this month
- 300local businesses listed
- 0food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Approved: Loft conversion at Blind Hall Cottage Blind Lane Berkswell Solihull
Single storey rear extension and dormer windows
Blind Hall Cottage Blind Lane Berkswell Solihull CV7 7BH -
Road closed: Meeting House Lane (Openreach)
7 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Meeting House Lane, Balsall Common, Solihull -
Road closed: Leys Lane (Severn Trent Water)
6 Oct to 7 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Leys Lane, Meriden, Solihull
Solihull in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
147crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£395kmiddle price, 44 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
5applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
1hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
7roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
172.9pcheapest unleadedat Sainsbury’s Balsall Common and 1 more · most around 172.9p · dearest 172.9p · 2 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
Street reports
9street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
4schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
9GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
42charities based in SolihullEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory300 shops, trades and services across Solihull, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any CV postcode in Solihull, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Solihull too.