What's changing near DH4 4JZ

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Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2026
  planned Oct 2026
  1.8 km away
• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
  planned Oct 2026
  650 m away
• New homes
  38 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
  planned Oct 2026
  650 m away
• New homes
  9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
  Oct 2026
  600 m away
• New homes
  9 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
  Oct 2026
  700 m away
• New homes
  12 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
  Oct 2026
  700 m away
• New homes
  7 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
  Aug 2026
  850 m away
• New homes
  29 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
  Jul 2026
  650 m away
• New homes
  12 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
  Jun 2026
  800 m away
• New homes
  9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
  Jun 2026
  700 m away
• New homes
  12 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  May 2026
  600 m away
• New homes
  12 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
  Apr 2026
  600 m away

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Barnwell View: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Chigwell Close: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Henry Street: 2 homes extended since 2021
• St Oswalds Terrace: 1 home extended since 2021
• Kingston Mews: 1 home extended since 2021
• Cricklewood Drive: 1 home extended since 2021
• Travers Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• The Cove: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  9, Burn Terrace42 m² → 95 m² (+53 m²)
  certificate 2019
• Extended
  12, Burn Terrace64 m² → 83 m² (+19 m²)
  certificate 2009

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

• Northumbrian Water
  Sedgeletch Stwinto Herrington Burn/Moors Burn87 spills, 283 hours in 2025
  1.8 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Shiney Row Footbridge Csointo Herrington Burn46 spills, 236 hours in 2025
  250 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  66 Ross Lea Csointo Herrington Burn17 spills, 35 hours in 2025
  950 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  Houghton Le Spring Csointo Trib Of River Wear2 spills, 21 hours in 2025
  400 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  Sedgeletch Bridge Csointo Moors Burn17 spills, 20 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Westbourne Drive Csointo Herrington Burn17 spills, 19 hours in 2025
  500 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  Bourn Lea Cso Ch087into Herrington Burn5 spills, 4 hours in 2025
  900 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  Osman Terrace Csointo Moors Burn2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  1.9 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

50 planned, approved or being built and 16 running (101 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Solar farm
  Sedgeletch Sewage Treatment WorksBeing built
  Jan 2021
  1.8 km away
• Battery storage
  Fox Cover Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
  Sept 2024
  2.8 km away
• Battery storage
  Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
  Jul 2025
  3.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Calsonic Kansei - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
  Jun 2024
  3.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  The Cylinder Service Centre, Sedling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Sept 2025
  3.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sedling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
  Apr 2022
  3.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Rocket Medical, Sedling Road - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
  Feb 2023
  3.8 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Griffiths Textiles Machines, Alston Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
  Sept 2022
  4.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Evolve Business CentreApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
  May 2020
  4.0 km away
• Battery storage
  Evolve Business CentreApproved, not yet built
  May 2020
  4.0 km away
• Rooftop solar

Road and street works within 1 km

5 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.

• Major, planned
  Travers Street, Houghton-Le-SpringUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
  400 m away
• Major
  Travers Street, Houghton-Le-SpringUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
  400 m away
• Major, planned
  Brentwood Road, Houghton-Le-SpringHighway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  950 m away
• Major
  Brentwood Road, Houghton-Le-SpringHighway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  950 m away
• Standard
  Council Avenue, Houghton-Le-SpringNew service connection · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  300 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
  A19 Downhill Lane Junction ImprovementHighways · Sunderland/South Tyneside
  decided Jul 2020
  7.6 km away
• Decided
  A19 / A184 Testos Junction ImprovementHighways · Sunderland
  decided Sept 2018
  8.3 km away
• Decided
  A1 Birtley to Coal House Improvement SchemeHighways · The scheme is located on the A1 Newcastle Gateshead Western Bypass, between junctions 65 and 67.
  decided Jan 2021
  8.4 km away
• Decided
  A19/A1058 Coast Road Junction Improvement Highways · North Tyneside where the A1058 passes over the A19 approximately 1.5 miles north of the Tyne Tunnel
  decided Jan 2016
  15.8 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.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Newbottle & Penshaw: +31% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 150 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +4.0% in two years.
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