What's changing near SR5 1SB

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Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  23 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Feb 2026
  Feb 2026
  750 m away
• New homes
  37 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
  Jan 2026
  700 m away
• New homes
  45 new homes completed4 flats, 41 houses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
  Sept 2025
  800 m away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 75 homesSunniside Central Area, Villiers Street (full planning permission)
  Oct 2024
  2.0 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 14 homes110-112 High Street West (full planning permission)
  Apr 2024
  1.8 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 115 homesCarley Hill School, Emsworth Road (full planning permission)
  Jul 2022
  750 m away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 5 homes55 John Street (full planning permission)
  Mar 2022
  1.9 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 135 homesVaux Brewery (site of), Gill Bridge Avenue (full planning permission)
  Jul 2021
  1.5 km away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Frank Street: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Netherburn Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Morgan Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Schimel Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Thompson Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Shotley Avenue: 1 home extended since 2021
• Nawton Avenue: 1 home extended since 2021
• Edward Burdis Street: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  13, Frank Street68 m² → 83 m² (+15 m²)
  certificate 2023
• Extended
  12, Frank Street74 m² → 89 m² (+15 m²)
  certificate 2023

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

• Northumbrian Water
  Deptford Pumping Stationinto River Wear (Saline Estuary)46 spills, 200 hours in 2025
  1.0 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  St Peters Pumping Station Outfall Ninto Wear Estuary15 spills, 178 hours in 2025
  1.7 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Bodlewell Lane Csointo Wear Estuary24 spills, 108 hours in 2025
  1.9 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
  1.3 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Pallion Cso 4into River Wear38 spills, 48 hours in 2025
  950 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  Pallion Pumping Stationinto 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

47 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (70 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
  1.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Buzz Bingo, Pallion New Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in
  May 2026
  1.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
  Mar 2025
  1.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  University Of Sunderland Reg Vardy Centre, Liberty Way - Solar Pv SystemApproved, not yet built · 710 kW
  Jun 2024
  1.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
  Feb 2023
  1.6 km away
• Battery storage
  Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
  Feb 2023
  1.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  University of Sunderland - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
  Jun 2022
  1.9 km away
• Solar farm
  E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
  Jul 2024
  2.3 km away
• Solar farm
  Washington Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
  Dec 2021
  4.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sunderland City Council Independent Living Centre - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
  Sept 20244.8 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

7 permitted works running now or planned.

• Standard
  Inkerman Street, SunderlandUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · No carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  800 m away
• Minor
  Newbold Avenue, SunderlandOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  450 m away
• Minor
  Netherburn Road, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  550 m away
• Minor
  Zion Terrace, SunderlandUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  700 m away
• Minor
  Southwick Road, SunderlandPermanent reinstatement · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Some carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  850 m away
• Minor
  Southwick Road, SunderlandPermanent reinstatement · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  850 m away
• Minor
  Fulwell Road, SunderlandSection 50 · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Give and take
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  950 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

• Decided
  A19 Downhill Lane Junction ImprovementHighways · Sunderland/South Tyneside
  decided Jul 2020
  4.6 km away
• Decided
  A19 / A184 Testos Junction ImprovementHighways · Sunderland
  decided Sept 2018
  5.5 km away
• Decided
  A19/A1058 Coast Road Junction Improvement Highways · North Tyneside where the A1058 passes over the A19 approximately 1.5 miles north of the Tyne Tunnel
  decided Jan 2016
  11.8 km away
• Decided
  A1 Birtley to Coal House Improvement SchemeHighways · The scheme is located on the A1 Newcastle Gateshead Western Bypass, between junctions 65 and 67.
  decided Jan 2021
  12.6 km away
• Decided
  Port Blyth New Biomass PlantGenerating Stations · Port Blyth in Northumberland
  decided Jul 2013
  25.3 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.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Southwick: +24% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 50 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -0.7% in two years.
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