What's changing near DH4 7HS
Within 2 km, around Newbottle & Penshaw in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
364new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
72homes 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
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
37 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
450 m away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
550 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
400 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
600 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
550 m away
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
8since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DH4 7HS 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
10storm overflows within 2 km
544hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
172spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Shiney Row Footbridge Csointo Herrington Burn46 spills, 236 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Washington Stwinto Wear13 spills, 116 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Station Road Csointo River Wear69 spills, 114 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
66 Ross Lea Csointo Herrington Burn17 spills, 35 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Houghton Le Spring Csointo Trib Of River Wear2 spills, 21 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Westbourne Drive Csointo Herrington Burn17 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Bourn Lea Cso Ch087into Herrington Burn5 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Fatfield Cso 3into River Wear3 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
49 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (48 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Fox Cover Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Sept 2024
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Calsonic Kansei - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Hastings Hill Farm, Foxcover Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Jul 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Griffiths Textiles Machines, Alston Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2022
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Sedgeletch Sewage Treatment WorksBeing built
Jan 2021
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Apr 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Cylinder Service Centre, Sedling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Rocket Medical, Sedling Road - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Washington Primary Care Centre, Parkway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Vantec, Infiniti Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2023
3.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
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
6.5 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
7.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
7.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
14.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
29.0 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: Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 4.1 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 4.1 km); Houghton-le-Spring Landfill Site (landfill gas, 4.5 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 4.5 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 5.0 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.