What's changing near SR5 3TF
Within 2 km, around North Hylton in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
55new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
96homes 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
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
21 new homes completed2 flats, 19 houses · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
10 new homes completed2 flats, 8 houses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
10 new homes completed2 flats, 8 houses · Oct 2024
Nov 2024
1.4 km away - Planning permissionOct 2024
400 m away - New school
New school: Harry Watts AcademyFree schools special, free schools special
Sept 2020
1.6 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.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 16 m²
9since energy certificates began (2008)
2in SR5 3TF itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2014
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
5storm overflows within 2 km
381hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
58spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Ferryboat Lane Pumping Stationinto River Wear (Saline Estuary)12 spills, 142 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
North Hylton Spsinto River Wear16 spills, 109 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Golden Lion Spsinto River Wear20 spills, 88 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Pottery Lane Psinto River Wear9 spills, 43 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
St Lukes Road Csointo River Wear1 spills, 0 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
68 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 FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Dec 2021
550 m away - Rooftop solar
Faltec, International Drive - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 670 kW
Nov 2024
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
SNOP UK, Washington Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2026
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Vantec, Turbine Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Jun 2023
1.7 km away - Battery storage
AESC UK, Giga Factories, Plot 2 - Plant 3, Warehouse, Office & Sub-stationsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2026
1.9 km away - Battery storage
West Boldon Substation - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Dec 2024
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Vantec, Infiniti Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Griffiths Textiles Machines, Alston Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2022
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2022
3.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Cranleigh Road, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Craigavon Road, SunderlandHighway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Major
Craigavon Road, SunderlandHighway improvement works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Cheltenham Road, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Cheadle Road, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Cranleigh Road, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Canterbury Road, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Cranberry Road, SunderlandRemedial works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 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
- Decideddecided Jul 2020
1.5 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
2.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
8.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
10.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
24.4 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, 550 m); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 1.6 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 1.6 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 1.7 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 6.3 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.