What's changing near SR5 1EP
Within 2 km, around Southwick in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
261new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
374homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.9%like-for-like prices in Southwick, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-5%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
6 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
May 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
29 new homes completed4 flats, 25 houses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
37 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
45 new homes completed4 flats, 41 houses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
69 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
2.0 km away - Planning permission
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
23since energy certificates began (2008)
0in SR5 1EP 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
14storm overflows within 2 km
830hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
314spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Deptford Pumping Stationinto River Wear (Saline Estuary)46 spills, 200 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Northumbrian Water
St Peters Pumping Station Outfall Ninto Wear Estuary15 spills, 178 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Bodlewell Lane Csointo Wear Estuary24 spills, 108 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Queen Alexandra Bridge Psinto River Wear (Tidal)32 spills, 79 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Low Southwick Spsinto River Wear41 spills, 77 hours in 2025
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
Gill Cemetery Cso (Su061)into Wear (Saline Estuary)28 spills, 57 hours in 2025
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
Pallion Cso 4into River Wear38 spills, 48 hours in 2025
700 m away - Northumbrian Water
Pallion Pumping Stationinto River Wear (Saline Estuary)31 spills, 33 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
45 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (64 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
University Of Sunderland, Saint Peters Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Apr 2026
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
University Of Sunderland Reg Vardy Centre, Liberty Way - Solar Pv SystemApproved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jun 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2023
1.2 km away - Battery storage
Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2023
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Pallion New Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in
May 2026
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Sunderland - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2022
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025
1.8 km away - Solar farm
E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
Jul 2024
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Sunderland City Council Independent Living Centre - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Sept 2024
4.5 km away - Solar farm
Washington Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Dec 20214.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
20 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
North Bridge Street, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027
850 m away - Major
Wilson Street North, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major
Easington Street, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major
Hay Street, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027
900 m away - Major
Sheepfolds North, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027
950 m away - Major
Sheepfolds Road, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027
950 m away - Standard
Millennium Way, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Standard
Hay Street, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Standard
Brooke Street, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2020
5.0 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
5.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
12.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
12.9 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
25.6 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: Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 4.9 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.8 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 5.8 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 6.1 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 7.7 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.