Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council County Durham › Neighbourhood Brandon & Brancepeth › Postcode DH7 8SU What's changing near DH7 8SU Within 2 km, around Brandon & Brancepeth in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
10 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-8.3% like-for-like prices in Brandon & Brancepeth, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+9% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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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. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 36 m²
7 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in DH7 8SU itself
Extended 52, 69 m² → 96 m² (+27 m²) certificate 2025 Extended 50, 77 m² → 173 m² (+96 m²) certificate 2024 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 5 storm overflows within 2 km
101 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
60 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Scout House Farm 2 Cso into River Deerness 30 spills, 56 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Northumbrian Water Bleach Green Farm Cso into River Deerness 22 spills, 44 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Northumbrian Water Goatsbeck Terrace Cso into Goats Beck (River Browney) 5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 km away Northumbrian Water Waterhouse Cso into River Burn 3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Northumbrian Water Brandon Village Sso into Deerness Trib 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
250 m 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 18 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (24 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Josephine Butler College Main Building, South Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Nov 2023 Rooftop solar Collingwood College, South Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jun 2023 Rooftop solar Grey College, South Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar University Hospital - Solar Panel Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar The Graham Sports Centre, Maiden Castle - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built
Sept 2023 Battery storage Porch House Farm, East Street - Battery Energy Storage System Planning application in
Apr 2025 Rooftop solar Thorn Lighting, Butchers Race - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2024 Rooftop solar Faerch Durham Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 610 kW
Jul 2021 Rooftop solar SG Petch, Broomside Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar Boldon House, Wheatlands Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
May 2024 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
Major, planned Alder Park, Brandon Highway repair and maintenance works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Alder Park, Brandon Highway repair and maintenance works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Laburnum Park, Brandon Highway repair and maintenance works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Laburnum Park, Brandon Highway repair and maintenance works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Sawmills Lane, Brandon Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Road Between Brandon Lane And Lowland Road, Brandon Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Lowland Road, Brandon Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Jul 2025 Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jan 2016 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: High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension) (wind farm, 7.6 km); Hedley Hope (wind farm, 7.6 km); Broom Hill Farm (wind farm, 7.7 km); Langley Moor (wind farm, 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.