What's changing near NE37 1UD
Within 2 km, around Albany and Blackfell in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
103new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
88homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.4%like-for-like prices in Albany and Blackfell, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-20%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
51 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
41 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.6 km away - Planning permissionJul 2024
1.3 km away - Planning permissionMar 2021
650 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 16 m²
4since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE37 1UD 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
71hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
35spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Coach Road Est Csointo Usworth Burn20 spills, 59 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Manor Road Csointo Don10 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Stoney Lane Csointo Oxclose Burn5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.5 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
80 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (63 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
The Galleries, Washington Town Centre - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Jun 2026
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Encore Envelopes Limited, Industrial Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
Dec 2023
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Washington Primary Care Centre, Parkway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Snop, Rainhill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Sept 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Stephenson Industrial Estate, Rutherford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2022
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Stephenson Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Vantec, Infiniti Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2023
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Griffiths Textiles Machines, Alston Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Apr 2022
2.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Ravenstone, WashingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
350 m away - Major, planned
Lanercost, WashingtonHighway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Lanercost, WashingtonHighway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Victoria Road, WashingtonUtility asset works · O2 (UK) LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Oxford Avenue, WashingtonRemedial works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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 Jan 2021
3.9 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
5.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
5.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
11.4 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
25.5 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: Unipres building (rooftop solar, 3.1 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.3 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 3.3 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension 2) (landfill gas, 4.0 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (landfill gas, 4.1 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.