What's changing near DL15 0QD
Within 2 km, around Coundon North in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
60new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+19.3%like-for-like prices in Coundon North, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+14%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 homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
23since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DL15 0QD 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
1,731hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
316spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Newfield Stwinto River Wear96 spills, 698 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Sunnybrow Sewage Pumping Stationinto Holy Well Burn58 spills, 460 hours in 2025
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
Willington Stwinto River Wear37 spills, 376 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Low Willington Park Csointo River Wear37 spills, 84 hours in 2025
600 m away - Northumbrian Water
Cso Wv80 Disused Stw Hunwickinto Wear35 spills, 57 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Russel Place Csointo Wear Tributary21 spills, 48 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Gardner Avenue Csointo Willington Burn9 spills, 4 hours in 2025
450 m away - Northumbrian Water
Newfield Farm Csointo Seasonally Dry Ditch To R.Wear8 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 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
15 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (58 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 27 MW
Jan 2026
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
King James I Academy, South Church Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2024
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bishop Auckland College, Woodhouse Lane - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2023
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Thorn Lighting, Butchers Race - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2024
7.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Electrix International, South Church Enterprise Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2023
7.2 km away - Wind farm
Hedley Hope, Tow Law - Wind TurbinesPlanning application in · 32 MW
Nov 2023
7.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Store Bishop AucklandApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jan 2020
7.5 km away - Battery storage
Porch House Farm, East Street - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in
Apr 2025
8.5 km away - Battery storage
South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Oct 2022
8.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
South Street, WillingtonUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Fairfield Walk, SunnybrowUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Lansdown Way, SunnybrowUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
North Terrace, WillingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Chapel Street, WillingtonOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
South View, SunnybrowUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Saxby Drive, SunnybrowUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2025
19.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
23.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
29.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
29.5 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: Broom Hill Farm (wind farm, 6.4 km); High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension) (wind farm, 7.5 km); Hedley Hope (wind farm, 7.5 km); Chilton Energy Plant (biomass, 9.3 km); West Durham Wind Farm (wind farm, 10.0 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.