What's changing near NE9 7RX
Within 2 km, around Springwell & Usworth in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
42new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
40homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.9%like-for-like prices in Springwell & Usworth, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-10%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
41 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.0 km away - School closed
School closed: CumbricOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Feb 2023
1.4 km away - New school
New school: CumbricOther independent school, other independent school
Oct 2021
1.4 km away - Planning permissionMar 2021
1.2 km away
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.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
13since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE9 7RX 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
50hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
24spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
4 Aycliffe Avenue Csointo Don19 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Lanchester Avenue Csointo River Don5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Woodwynd Csointo Don0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 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
81 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (60 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Stephenson Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
The Galleries, Washington Town Centre - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Jun 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Encore Envelopes Limited, Industrial Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
Dec 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Stephenson Industrial Estate, Rutherford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Snop, Rainhill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Sept 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Washington Primary Care Centre, Parkway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Birtley Building Products - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
Aug 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill - Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Apr 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
NCL1, Follingsby Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Apr 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2022
3.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Donvale Road, WashingtonHighway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Donvale Road, WashingtonHighway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Springwell Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 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
2.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
5.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
5.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
10.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
24.5 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: PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension 2) (landfill gas, 3.7 km); Kibblesworth Landfill Site (landfill gas, 3.7 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (landfill gas, 3.8 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension) (landfill gas, 3.8 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 4.3 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.