Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council County Durham › Neighbourhood Burnopfield › Postcode NE16 6QP What's changing near NE16 6QP Within 2 km, around Burnopfield in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
29 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes 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
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. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
1 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 15 m²
6 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in NE16 6QP 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 8 storm overflows within 2 km
348 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
134 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Burnopfield Cso into Leapmill Burn 48 spills, 266 hours in 2025
900 m away Northumbrian Water Busty Bank Cso into Leapmill Burn 44 spills, 60 hours in 2025
600 m away Northumbrian Water Dipwood Road Cso Go16 into Derwent, Tributary Of 23 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Northumbrian Water High Friarside Cso into Derwent, Tributary Of 17 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Northumbrian Water Busty Bank Storm Sewage Overflow into Leapmill Burn 2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
400 m away Northumbrian Water Busty Bank Cso into Leapmill Burn Trib 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
550 m away Northumbrian Water Whiskey Jacks Sps into River Derwent 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Northumbrian Water Derwent Caravan Park Pumping Stn into Derwent 0 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 14 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Harelaw Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 890 kW
Oct 2023 Solar farm Gas Governor Station Solar System Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2022 Solar farm Greenhead Energy Park Planning application in · 50 MW
May 2024 Battery storage Greenhead Energy Park Planning application in · 13 MW
May 2024 Battery storage Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 38 MW
Aug 2021 Rooftop solar Bailey House, Stargate Industrial Estate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026 Solar farm Metrocentre Green Car Park, St Michaels Way - Photovoltaic Equipment Being built
Jan 2023 Rooftop solar Dunston Leisure Centre, Dunston Bank - Solar Photovoltaic Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025 Rooftop solar Metrocentre, St Michaels Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 740 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Dacon Fabrications Limited, Dukesway - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2022 Rooftop solar Road and street works within 1 km 2 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor Busty Bank, Burnopfield Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Busty Bank, Burnopfield Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Jul 2013 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, 5.9 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 5.9 km); Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 5.9 km); Greencroft Estate Turbines (wind farm, 6.3 km); Green Croft Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.4 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.