What's changing near DH6 2EQ
Within 2 km, around Shotton & Haswell in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
3new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.3%like-for-like prices in Shotton & Haswell, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack 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.
0homes extended 2021–2025
3since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DH6 2EQ 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
244hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
51spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Moor Crescent Csointo Shadforth Beck32 spills, 129 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Pesspool Lane Csointo Caldwell Burn11 spills, 105 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Haswell Sso No 3into Coldwell Burn/Murton Dene8 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.7 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (112 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Hawthorn Pit Green Energy Park - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 1,000 MW
Aug 2025
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2025
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Woodlands, Windermere Road - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 90 MW
Jul 2025
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 15 MW
Jul 2025
3.7 km away - Battery storage
Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 10 MW
Jul 2025
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
B H K UK Davy Drive - Solar PanelsBeing built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
4.0 km away - Solar farm
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 57 MW
Jul 2025
4.1 km away - Solar farm
Hawthorn Pit -Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2023
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Howletch Lane Primary School -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Dec 2025
4.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
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
18.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
18.8 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
18.9 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2025
20.8 km away - Pre-application
H2NorthEast (H2NE)Other Pipe-lines · The project is to be located on Seal Sands, within the administrative boundary of Stockton Borough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. The proposed hydrogen distribution pipeline will link from the Hydrogen Production Facility to Cowpen Bewley to the west (approximately 7km in length) and Wilton to the east (approximately 10km in length). The total length of the three customer spur pipelines is around 2.6km. application due February 2027
22.9 km away - Pre-examination
Lighthouse Green Fuels ProjectGenerating Stations · Land within the boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland, Teesside. The proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production site (the ‘Main Site’) is located on the north bank of the River Tees, south of Seal Sands Road.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Haswell Moor (wind farm, 1.3 km); Hare Hill (B) (wind farm, 1.5 km); Hare Hill (wind farm, 1.5 km); High Haswell Wind Farm (wind farm, 1.5 km); Hawthorn Grid Site - Battery Storage (battery storage, 3.6 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.
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.