What's changing near DL15 8QG
Within 2 km, around Crook South in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
54new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.6%like-for-like prices in Crook South, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+7%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
30 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
300 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
950 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
50 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DL15 8QG 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
8storm overflows within 2 km
1,148hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
215spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Peases West Csointo Crook Beck48 spills, 411 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Bladeside Csointo Crook Beck54 spills, 330 hours in 2025
450 m away - Northumbrian Water
West Road Csointo Crook Beck, Tributary Of37 spills, 187 hours in 2025
350 m away - Northumbrian Water
The Hollows Cso Wv50into Beechburn Beck38 spills, 165 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
The Hollows Cso Wv49into Beechburn Beck24 spills, 42 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Ulswater Crescent Csointo Crook Beck14 spills, 14 hours in 2025
450 m away - Northumbrian Water
Woodfield Hill Crook Csointo Culverted Beechburn Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Institute Terrace Csointo Crook Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
7 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (42 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Wind farm
Hedley Hope, Tow Law - Wind TurbinesPlanning application in · 32 MW
Nov 2023
4.8 km away - Battery storage
Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025
4.9 km away - Solar farm
Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 27 MW
Jan 2026
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
King James I Academy, South Church Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2024
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bishop Auckland College, Woodhouse Lane - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2023
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Store Bishop AucklandApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jan 2020
8.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Electrix International, South Church Enterprise Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2023
9.3 km away
Running nearest: Broom Hill Farm (wind farm, 4.2 km); High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension) (wind farm, 5.6 km); Hedley Hope (wind farm, 5.6 km); West Durham Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.1 km); Tow Law Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.4 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.
Road and street works within 1 km
18 permitted works running now or planned, 11 of them major.
- Major
Orchard Close, CrookHighway improvement works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
100 m away - Major, planned
Ennerdale Drive, CrookUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Ennerdale Drive, CrookUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Langdale Avenue, CrookUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major
Langdale Avenue, CrookUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Ullswater Crescent, CrookUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Major
Ullswater Crescent, CrookUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Major, planned
Ennerdale Drive, CrookUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Major
Ennerdale Drive, CrookUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026750 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2025
22.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
24.4 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.