What's changing near NE16 6DA
Within 2 km, around Burnopfield in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
28new 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 homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack 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. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 19 m²
5since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE16 6DA 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
348hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
134spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Burnopfield Csointo Leapmill Burn48 spills, 266 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Busty Bank Csointo Leapmill Burn44 spills, 60 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Dipwood Road Cso Go16into Derwent, Tributary Of23 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
High Friarside Csointo Derwent, Tributary Of17 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Busty Bank Storm Sewage Overflowinto Leapmill Burn2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Busty Bank Csointo Leapmill Burn Trib0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Whiskey Jacks Spsinto River Derwent0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Derwent Caravan Park Pumping Stninto Derwent0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (33 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
3.5 km away - Solar farm
Gas Governor Station Solar SystemApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2022
4.3 km away - Solar farm
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 50 MW
May 2024
4.9 km away - Battery storage
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 13 MW
May 2024
4.9 km away - Battery storage
Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Aug 2021
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Bailey House, Stargate Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
6.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2022
7.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2021
7.1 km away - Solar farm
Metrocentre Green Car Park, St Michaels Way - Photovoltaic EquipmentBeing built
Jan 2023
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Metrocentre, St Michaels Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 740 kW
Aug 2023
7.5 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
9.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
17.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
18.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
19.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
29.7 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: Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) (landfill gas, 5.8 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 5.8 km); Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 5.9 km); Greencroft Estate Turbines (wind farm, 6.1 km); Green Croft Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.3 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.