Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Sunderland › Neighbourhood Sunderland Central & Deptford › Postcode SR4 6AB What's changing near SR4 6AB Within 2 km, around Sunderland Central & Deptford in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
222 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
295 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.9% like-for-like prices in Sunderland Central & Deptford, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-5% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 25 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 6 new homes completed flats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 5 new homes completed flats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 8 new homes completed flats · Apr 2026
May 2026 New homes 29 new homes completed 4 flats, 25 houses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026 New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026 New homes 12 new homes completed houses · Jul 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 15 new homes completed flats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026 New homes 8 new homes completed houses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 9 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 New homes 7 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
31 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in SR4 6AB itself
Extended certificate 2013 Extended certificate 2011 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 14 storm overflows within 2 km
830 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
314 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Deptford Pumping Station into River Wear (Saline Estuary) 46 spills, 200 hours in 2025
800 m away Northumbrian Water St Peters Pumping Station Outfall N into Wear Estuary 15 spills, 178 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Northumbrian Water Bodlewell Lane Cso into Wear Estuary 24 spills, 108 hours in 2025
1.5 km away Northumbrian Water Queen Alexandra Bridge Ps into River Wear (Tidal) 32 spills, 79 hours in 2025
1000 m away Northumbrian Water Low Southwick Sps into River Wear 41 spills, 77 hours in 2025
900 m away Northumbrian Water Gill Cemetery Cso (Su061) into Wear (Saline Estuary) 28 spills, 57 hours in 2025
500 m away Northumbrian Water Pallion Cso 4 into River Wear 38 spills, 48 hours in 2025
600 m away Northumbrian Water Pallion Pumping Station into River Wear (Saline Estuary) 31 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1.4 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 44 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (75 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar University of Sunderland - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2022 Rooftop solar Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2023 Battery storage Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Feb 2023 Rooftop solar Buzz Bingo, Pallion New Road - Solar PV Panels Planning application in
May 2026 Rooftop solar University Of Sunderland, Saint Peters Gate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 230 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar University Of Sunderland Reg Vardy Centre, Liberty Way - Solar Pv System Approved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jun 2024 Rooftop solar Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025 Rooftop solar Sunderland City Council Independent Living Centre - Solar Panels Planning application in · 220 kW
Sept 2024 Rooftop solar Venerable Bede Church Of England Academy - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Oct 2025 Solar farm E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar Farm Planning application in · 40 MW
Road and street works within 1 km 14 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
Major Easington Street, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027 Major Wilson Street North, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027 Major Hay Street, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027 Major Sheepfolds Road, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027 Major Sheepfolds North, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027 Major Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027 Major Bonners Field, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027 Major North Bridge Street, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027 Standard Farringdon Row, Sunderland Utility asset works · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jan 2021 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: Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 4.8 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.5 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 5.5 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 5.8 km); South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) (wind farm, 7.5 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.