What's changing near DH4 4EH
Within 2 km, around Newbottle & Penshaw in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
252new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
265homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.9%like-for-like prices in Newbottle & Penshaw, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-28%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 homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
750 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
750 m away - New homes
37 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
900 m away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
750 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
900 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
950 m away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.2 km away
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 45 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DH4 4EH 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
1,205hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
287spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Sedgeletch Stwinto Herrington Burn/Moors Burn44 spills, 526 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Sedgeletch Stwinto Herrington Burn/Moors Burn87 spills, 283 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Shiney Row Footbridge Csointo Herrington Burn46 spills, 236 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
66 Ross Lea Csointo Herrington Burn17 spills, 35 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Seaham Road Cso Su35into Houghton Burn15 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Houghton Le Spring Csointo Trib Of River Wear2 spills, 21 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Sedgeletch Bridge Csointo Moors Burn17 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Westbourne Drive Csointo Herrington Burn17 spills, 19 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
53 planned, approved or being built and 17 running (103 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Sedgeletch Sewage Treatment WorksBeing built
Jan 2021
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Evolve Business CentreApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2020
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Evolve Business CentreApproved, not yet built
May 2020
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Fox Cover Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Sept 2024
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Jul 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Doxford Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
May 2025
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Hetton Commnity Pool/Wellness Centre, Welfare Road - Solar PV arrayPlanning application in · 190 kW
Sept 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Calsonic Kansei - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Salters Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 18 MW
Jul 2025
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
The Cylinder Service Centre, Sedling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Gertrude Street, Houghton-Le-SpringUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
550 m away - Standard
Lumley Street, Houghton-Le-SpringDisconnection or alteration of supply · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Coaley Lane, Houghton-Le-SpringUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 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
- Decideddecided Jul 2020
8.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
9.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
9.8 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
17.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2025
29.6 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Houghton-le-Spring Landfill Site (landfill gas, 2.0 km); Great Eppleton Wind Farm (wind farm, 4.4 km); Great Eppleton Farm Repowering (wind farm, 4.4 km); Lumley Water Treatment Works - Solar Panels (solar farm, 4.7 km); South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) (wind farm, 4.9 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.