What's changing near SR6 0RL
Within 2 km, around Monkwearmouth in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
187new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
259homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Monkwearmouth, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-7%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
25 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
May 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
29 new homes completed4 flats, 25 houses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
69 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
2.0 km away - Planning permission
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
41since energy certificates began (2008)
2in SR6 0RL itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2024
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
11storm overflows within 2 km
441hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
164spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
St Peters Pumping Station Outfall Ninto Wear Estuary15 spills, 178 hours in 2025
800 m away - Northumbrian Water
Bodlewell Lane Csointo Wear Estuary24 spills, 108 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Gill Cemetery Cso (Su061)into Wear (Saline Estuary)28 spills, 57 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Pallion Cso 4into River Wear38 spills, 48 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Hay Street Cso Su056into Wear (Saline Estuary)10 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Gill Cemetery Cso (Su061)into Wear (Saline Estuary)18 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Priestley Crescent Csointo Wear Estuary15 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Wellington Lane Pumping Stationinto River Wear (Saline Estuary)6 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.7 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
40 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 Reg Vardy Centre, Liberty Way - Solar Pv SystemApproved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jun 2024
550 m away - Rooftop solar
University Of Sunderland, Saint Peters Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Apr 2026
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2023
1.4 km away - Battery storage
Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2023
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Sunderland - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2022
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Pallion New Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in
May 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025
3.2 km away - Solar farm
E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
Jul 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Sunderland City Council Independent Living Centre - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Sept 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Venerable Bede Church Of England Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
15 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major
Bede Street South Back, SunderlandOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Roker Terrace, SunderlandUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Major, planned
Roker Terrace, SunderlandUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Roker Terrace West Back, SunderlandUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Dame Dorothy Street, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027
950 m away - Major
Howick Road, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027
950 m away - Major
Palmers Hill Road, SunderlandHighway repair and maintenance works · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2027
1000 m away - Standard
Harelaw Drive, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Standard
Stansfield Street East Back, SunderlandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2020
6.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
7.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
13.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
14.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
26.3 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.
Running nearest: Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 6.3 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.2 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 7.2 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 7.5 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 8.7 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.