Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Sunderland › Neighbourhood Southwick › Postcode SR5 2LB What's changing near SR5 2LB Within 2 km, around Southwick in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
115 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
250 homes 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
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 23 new homes completed houses · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 37 new homes completed houses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026 New homes 47 new homes completed 4 flats, 43 houses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025 New homes 8 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024
Nov 2024 Planning permission Jul 2022 Planning permission Jul 2021 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.
18 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
32 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in SR5 2LB itself
Extended certificate 2015 Extended certificate 2013 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 12 storm overflows within 2 km
671 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
315 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Deptford Pumping Station into River Wear (Saline Estuary) 46 spills, 200 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Northumbrian Water Castletown Way Sps into River Wear 40 spills, 126 hours in 2025
1.5 km away Northumbrian Water Queen Alexandra Bridge Ps into River Wear (Tidal) 32 spills, 79 hours in 2025
950 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
1.6 km away Northumbrian Water Pallion Cso 4 into River Wear 38 spills, 48 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Northumbrian Water Pallion Pumping Station into River Wear (Saline Estuary) 31 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1000 m away Northumbrian Water Hay Street Cso Su056 into Wear (Saline Estuary) 10 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.8 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 51 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (67 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025 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 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 University of Sunderland - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2022 Rooftop solar University Of Sunderland Reg Vardy Centre, Liberty Way - Solar Pv System Approved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jun 2024 Solar farm E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar Farm Planning application in · 40 MW
Jul 2024 Solar farm Washington Road - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 20 MW
Dec 2021 Battery storage West Boldon Substation - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 60 MW
Dec 2024 Road and street works within 1 km 6 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned Wembley Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Wembley Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Crown Road, Sunderland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Wiltshire Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Wiltshire Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Inkerman Street, Sunderland Utility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Jan 2021 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, 4.0 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.0 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 5.0 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 5.2 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 6.9 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.