What's changing near DH6 2TS
Within 2 km, around South Murton & South Hetton in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
105new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
135homes 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 homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
66 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
900 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.8 km away - Planning permissionOct 2024
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DH6 2TS 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
274hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
62spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Coop House Wood Csointo Coop House Dene Burn · near bathing water: Seaham Beach36 spills, 162 hours in 2025
1.2 km 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
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
Coldwell Burn Ssointo Coldwell Burn1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Murton Cso 15into Unnamed Watercourse0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Little Coop House Farm - Nwl Nameinto Culverted Section Of Coop House Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 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 16 running (113 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
900 m away - Battery storage
Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2025
950 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
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 57 MW
Jul 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Murton - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jan 2022
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 15 MW
Jul 2025
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 10 MW
Jul 2025
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Salters Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 18 MW
Jul 2025
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Hetton Commnity Pool/Wellness Centre, Welfare Road - Solar PV arrayPlanning application in · 190 kW
Sept 2024
4.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
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
16.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
17.4 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2025
23.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
24.2 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 202724.3 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, 900 m); High Haswell Wind Farm (wind farm, 2.0 km); Great Eppleton Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.5 km); Great Eppleton Farm Repowering (wind farm, 3.5 km); Haswell Moor (wind farm, 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.