What's changing near DH9 9TW
Within 2 km, around Burnopfield in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
169new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Burnopfield, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
37 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
750 m away - New schoolMay 2020
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
0homes extended 2021–2025
6since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DH9 9TW 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
11storm overflows within 2 km
780hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
215spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
East Tanfield Stwinto Causey Burn78 spills, 321 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
St Andrews Road Csointo Unnamed Trib Houghwell Burn34 spills, 137 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Palm Terrace Csointo Farlieth Burn21 spills, 127 hours in 2025
750 m away - Northumbrian Water
Dipton Stwinto Dipton Burn52 spills, 90 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Dipton Stwinto Dipton Burn11 spills, 55 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Tanfield Comprehensive School Csointo Kyo Burn8 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Oaks Field Csointo Houghwell Burn7 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Houghwell House Csointo Houghwell Burn3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.5 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 14 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Harelaw Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 890 kW
Oct 2023
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Aug 2021
4.2 km away - Solar farm
Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Apr 2026
5.7 km away - Battery storage
Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 45 MW
Apr 2026
5.7 km away - Solar farm
Gas Governor Station Solar SystemApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2022
6.3 km away - Solar farm
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 50 MW
May 2024
6.6 km away - Battery storage
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 13 MW
May 2024
6.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2022
7.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2021
7.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Dacon Fabrications Limited, Dukesway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2022
8.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
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
9.0 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
17.2 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
17.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
19.9 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.
Running nearest: Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 3.9 km); Greencroft Estate Turbines (wind farm, 4.4 km); Green Croft Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.4 km); Holmside Hall (wind farm, 5.3 km); Land Adjacent to Thomas Swan and Co Ltd. (anaerobic digestion, 6.7 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.