What's changing near DH6 2RR
Within 2 km, around South Murton & South Hetton in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
69new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+10.5%like-for-like prices in South Murton & South Hetton, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+7%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
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DH6 2RR 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
9storm overflows within 2 km
275hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
71spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Coop House Wood Csointo Coop House Dene Burn · near bathing water: Seaham Beach36 spills, 162 hours in 2025
600 m away - Northumbrian Water
Pesspool Lane Csointo Caldwell Burn11 spills, 105 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Conishead Terracem South Hetton Csointo Coldwell Burn, Tributary Of14 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Barwick Street Csointo Murton Dene6 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Murton Combined Sewer Overflowinto Culverted Trib Of Seaham Burn3 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Coldwell Burn Ssointo Coldwell Burn1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Little Coop House Farm - Nwl Nameinto Culverted Section Of Coop House Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Murton Cso 15into Unnamed Watercourse0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 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
29 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (108 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Woodlands, Windermere Road - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 90 MW
Jul 2025
400 m away - Battery storage
Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2025
450 m away - Solar farm
Hawthorn Pit -Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2023
1.3 km away - Solar farm
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 57 MW
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Murton - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jan 2022
2.4 km away - Solar farm
Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 15 MW
Jul 2025
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 10 MW
Jul 2025
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
B H K UK Davy Drive - Solar PanelsBeing built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Salters Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 18 MW
Jul 2025
4.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Murton Footpath 25, MurtonUtility asset works · NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Spring Road, MurtonUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Major
Spring Road, MurtonUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 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
15.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
16.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
17.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2025
23.8 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
24.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 201624.3 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Hawthorn Grid Site - Battery Storage (battery storage, 400 m); High Haswell Wind Farm (wind farm, 2.5 km); Peterlee Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.3 km); Great Eppleton Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.7 km); Great Eppleton Farm Repowering (wind farm, 3.7 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.