Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council County Durham › Neighbourhood Sacriston › Postcode DH2 3PY What's changing near DH2 3PY Within 2 km, around Sacriston in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.6% like-for-like prices in Sacriston, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+13% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
4 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in DH2 3PY 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 8 storm overflows within 2 km
625 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
183 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Sacriston Sewage Treatment Works into South Burn 27 spills, 268 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Northumbrian Water Plawsworth Sewage Treatment Works into Black Dene Burn 34 spills, 184 hours in 2025
650 m away Northumbrian Water Plawsworth Gate Combined Sewer Overflow into Blackdene Burn 45 spills, 65 hours in 2025
650 m away Northumbrian Water Pity Me Sewage Treatment Works into Black Dene Burn 16 spills, 57 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Northumbrian Water Plawsworth Cso Mh1 into Black Dene Burn 35 spills, 28 hours in 2025
650 m away Northumbrian Water Pity Me Roundabout Cso into Pity Me Beck 12 spills, 21 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Northumbrian Water Kimblesworth Cso into Blackdene Burn 14 spills, 2 hours in 2025
650 m away Northumbrian Water Cross Lane Cso Ch8 into Black Burn River Wear 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 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 25 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (34 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Boldon House, Wheatlands Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar University Hospital - Solar Panel Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar SG Petch, Broomside Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar Belmont Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Nov 2025 Rooftop solar Faerch Durham Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 610 kW
Jul 2021 Rooftop solar Grey College, South Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar The Graham Sports Centre, Maiden Castle - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar Collingwood College, South Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jun 2023 Rooftop solar Josephine Butler College Main Building, South Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Nov 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Oak Crescent, Kimblesworth Highway improvement works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor A167 (From B6312 Plawsworth Road Junc To District Boundary), Kimblesworth Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Road Between A167 And South View, Kimblesworth Utility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Jul 2025 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: Lumley Water Treatment Works - Solar Panels (solar farm, 4.2 km); Langley Moor (wind farm, 4.9 km); Holmside Hall (wind farm, 5.7 km); Mark's Quarry (landfill gas, 5.8 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension) (landfill gas, 7.6 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.