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Walsall
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 WS, WV and B postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Walsall
- 1planning applications this week
- 171.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 174.9p
- 11hygiene scores this month
- 6,594local businesses listed
- 136food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Somers Road (Openreach)
12 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Somers Road, Walsall -
Road closed: Black Country Route (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council)
11 Oct. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Black Country Route, Willenhall -
Refused: Planning application at 457, BIRMINGHAM ROAD, WALSALL
Re-submission of planning permission 25/0616 for full planning application for a 5 bedroom replacement dwelling.
457, BIRMINGHAM ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 3JR -
Approved: Rear extension at 151, HOUGH ROAD, WALSALL
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension with a flat roof. Measuring 6.0 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 2.75 metres total height and 2.50 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
151, HOUGH ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 9BG
Walsall in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
8,504crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£225kmiddle price, 597 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
40applications 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
12hygiene 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
91roadworks 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
171.9pcheapest unleadedat Ablewell Service Station and 1 more · most around 174.9p · dearest 179.9p · 30 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
3events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
13street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
122schools 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
282GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
431charities based in WalsallEvery 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 directory6,594 shops, trades and services across Walsall, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any WS, WV and B postcode in Walsall, 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.
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Why “me babber”?
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