Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Sunderland › Neighbourhood North Hylton › Postcode SR5 3TD What's changing near SR5 3TD Within 2 km, around North Hylton in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
55 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
96 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+14.2% like-for-like prices in North Hylton, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-4% 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 21 new homes completed 2 flats, 19 houses · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025 New homes 10 new homes completed 2 flats, 8 houses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025 New homes 14 new homes completed houses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025 New homes 10 new homes completed 2 flats, 8 houses · Oct 2024
Nov 2024 Planning permission Oct 2024 New school New school: Harry Watts Academy Free schools special, free schools special
Sept 2020 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.
5 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 16 m²
10 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in SR5 3TD 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 5 storm overflows within 2 km
381 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
58 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Ferryboat Lane Pumping Station into River Wear (Saline Estuary) 12 spills, 142 hours in 2025
1.4 km away Northumbrian Water North Hylton Sps into River Wear 16 spills, 109 hours in 2025
1.2 km away Northumbrian Water Golden Lion Sps into River Wear 20 spills, 88 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Northumbrian Water Pottery Lane Ps into River Wear 9 spills, 43 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Northumbrian Water St Lukes Road Cso into River Wear 1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 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 71 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (75 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Washington Road - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 20 MW
Dec 2021 Rooftop solar Faltec, International Drive - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 670 kW
Nov 2024 Rooftop solar SNOP UK, Washington Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2026 Rooftop solar Vantec, Turbine Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Jun 2023 Battery storage AESC UK, Giga Factories, Plot 2 - Plant 3, Warehouse, Office & Sub-stations Approved, not yet built
Apr 2026 Battery storage West Boldon Substation - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 60 MW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025 Rooftop solar Vantec, Infiniti Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2023 Rooftop solar Griffiths Textiles Machines, Alston Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2022 Rooftop solar Spire Road - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2022 Road and street works within 1 km 8 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major Cranleigh Road, Sunderland Highway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Craigavon Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Craigavon Road, Sunderland Highway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Cheltenham Road, Sunderland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Cheadle Road, Sunderland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Cranleigh Road, Sunderland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Canterbury Road, Sunderland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Cranberry Road, Sunderland Remedial works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · 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 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, 550 m); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 1.5 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 1.5 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 1.7 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 6.4 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.