What's changing near DH7 6QN
Within 2 km, around Sacriston in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
24new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.6%like-for-like prices in Sacriston, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+13%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. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
43since energy certificates began (2008)
12in DH7 6QN itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extended
Storm overflows within 2 km
5storm overflows within 2 km
396hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
112spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Sacriston Sewage Treatment Worksinto South Burn27 spills, 268 hours in 2025
700 m away - Northumbrian Water
Plawsworth Gate Combined Sewer Overflowinto Blackdene Burn45 spills, 65 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Deneside Csointo Dene Burn40 spills, 64 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Cross Lane Cso Ch8into Black Burn River Wear0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
650 m away - Northumbrian Water
Charlaw Terrace Csointo Culverted Waterc' To Black Bur0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 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
22 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (31 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Boldon House, Wheatlands Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
May 2024
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
University Hospital - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Feb 2026
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
SG Petch, Broomside Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2023
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Belmont Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Nov 2025
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Grey College, South Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2023
6.7 km away - Solar farm
Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Apr 2026
6.8 km away - Battery storage
Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 45 MW
Apr 2026
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Collingwood College, South Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Faerch Durham Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Jul 2021
7.0 km away - Rooftop solar
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 Jan 2021
10.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
16.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
16.7 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
22.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2025
27.1 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.
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.
Running nearest: Langley Moor (wind farm, 3.5 km); Holmside Hall (wind farm, 4.8 km); Lumley Water Treatment Works - Solar Panels (solar farm, 5.7 km); Mark's Quarry (landfill gas, 7.1 km); Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 8.0 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.