Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council County Durham › Neighbourhood Consett › Postcode DH8 7GA What's changing near DH8 7GA Within 2 km, around Consett in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
65 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.2% like-for-like prices in Consett, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+19% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first 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.
5 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 18 m²
12 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in DH8 7GA 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 9 storm overflows within 2 km
466 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
128 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Crookhall Stw into Stockerley Burn, Tributary Of 33 spills, 240 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Northumbrian Water Crookhall Stw into Stockerley Burn, Tributary Of 62 spills, 164 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Northumbrian Water Pont Lane A Cso into Pont Burn 12 spills, 43 hours in 2025
1000 m away Northumbrian Water Pont B Cso into Tributary Pont Burn 13 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Northumbrian Water Sixth St Sso into Stockerley Burn, Tributary Of 4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Northumbrian Water South Street Storm Sewage Overflow into Stockerley Burn, Tributary Of 1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away Northumbrian Water St Ives Road Cso into Trib Pont Burn 2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Northumbrian Water 5 South Street Cso, Crookhall into Stockerley Burn Tributary 1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 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 11 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (40 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PV system Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2021 Rooftop solar Number One Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2022 Solar farm Hownsgill Industrial Park Being built · 5 MW
Feb 2019 Rooftop solar Harelaw Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 890 kW
Oct 2023 Battery storage Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 38 MW
Aug 2021 Solar farm Greenhead Energy Park Planning application in · 50 MW
May 2024 Battery storage Greenhead Energy Park Planning application in · 13 MW
May 2024 Solar farm Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Apr 2026 Battery storage Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 45 MW
Apr 2026 Solar farm Highfield Energy Park Appeal lodged · 40 MW
Jan 2026 Battery storage Highfield Energy Park
Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard First Street (Back), Leadgate Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Third Street, Crookhall Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Rotary Way, Consett Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 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 Sept 2018 Decided decided Jul 2020 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: Land Adjacent to Thomas Swan and Co Ltd. (anaerobic digestion, 400 m); Derwentside Environmental Testing Servs Limited - Solar pv panels (rooftop solar, 2.2 km); Greencroft Estate Turbines (wind farm, 4.1 km); Green Croft Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.9 km); Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 5.1 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.