Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council County Durham › Neighbourhood Stanley South › Postcode DH9 6YZ What's changing near DH9 6YZ Within 2 km, around Stanley South in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
46 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+14.9% like-for-like prices in Stanley South, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+7% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black 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.
2 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 48 m²
6 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in DH9 6YZ 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 20 storm overflows within 2 km
894 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
395 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Kimberley Gardens Cso (Der 82) into Twizell Burn Tributary 60 spills, 141 hours in 2025
1.4 km away Northumbrian Water Nightingale Place Cso into Stanley Burn, Tributary Of 58 spills, 141 hours in 2025
900 m away Northumbrian Water St Andrews Road Cso into Unnamed Trib Houghwell Burn 34 spills, 137 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Northumbrian Water Hustledown Stw into Twizell Burn 23 spills, 130 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Northumbrian Water Holyhill Gardens East Cso into Stanley Burn 44 spills, 102 hours in 2025
800 m away Northumbrian Water The Middles Cso into Stanley Burn Trib 54 spills, 86 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Northumbrian Water Cso Adjacent 40 Hollyhill Gardens into Trib Of Stanley Burn 34 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Northumbrian Water 50 Woodside Gardens Cso into Stanley Burn Trib 13 spills, 31 hours in 2025
1.2 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 24 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (31 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 38 MW
Aug 2021 Rooftop solar Harelaw Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 890 kW
Oct 2023 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 Rooftop solar Komatsu UK, Durham Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar Birtley Building Products - Solar PV Array Approved, not yet built · 580 kW
Aug 2025 Rooftop solar Dacon Fabrications Limited, Dukesway - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2022 Rooftop solar Parker Hannifin Manufacturing - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Team Valley Trading Estate - Solar Photovoltaic Equipment Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2022 Road and street works within 1 km 12 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
Major Acton Dene, Stanley Highway improvement works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Acton Dene, Stanley Highway improvement works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Dene View, Stanley Highway improvement works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Keir Hardie Avenue, Stanley Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Avon Road, Stanley Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Tweed Terrace, Stanley Highway repair and maintenance works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Tweed Terrace, Stanley Highway repair and maintenance works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Holly Hill Gardens West, Stanley Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to May 2027 Standard Tweed Terrace, Stanley New service connection · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard 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: Holmside Hall (wind farm, 2.4 km); Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 3.7 km); Green Croft Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.2 km); Greencroft Estate Turbines (wind farm, 4.8 km); Langley Moor (wind farm, 5.0 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.