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
13storm overflows within 2 km
355hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
127spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Ebchester Spsinto River Derwent32 spills, 120 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Northumbrian Water
Armonside Rd Connolly Terrace Csointo River Derwent22 spills, 99 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Northumbrian Water
Hamsterley Colliery Psinto Derwent21 spills, 70 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Northumbrian Water
Pennine View Csointo Tributary Of River Derwent11 spills, 42 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Northumbrian Water
Chare Bank Csointo River Derwent19 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Northumbrian Water
Vindomora Villas Csointo Blackstone Burn River Derwent8 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Northumbrian Water
Chopwell Road Csointo River Derwent5 spills, 2 hours in 2025
850 m away
Northumbrian Water
Chopwell Park Footpath Csointo Tongue Burn4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley: +42% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.7% in two years.