Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Sunderland › Neighbourhood Seaburn › Postcode SR6 9BL What's changing near SR6 9BL Within 2 km, around Seaburn in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
115 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
115 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.6% like-for-like prices in Seaburn, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-24% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homes Planning granted Extended home Storm overflow Energy projectBlack 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 1.5 km away New homes 37 new homes completed houses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026 1.4 km away New homes 47 new homes completed 4 flats, 43 houses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025 1.4 km away New homes 8 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024
Nov 2024 1.6 km away Planning permission Jul 2022 1.4 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.
22 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
51 since energy certificates began (2008)
3 in SR6 9BL itself
Extended certificate 2024 Extended certificate 2017 Extended certificate 2012 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
6 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
16 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Wellington Lane Pumping Station into River Wear (Saline Estuary) 6 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Northumbrian Water Kier Hardy Way into Wear (Saline Estuary) 10 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Northumbrian Water Roker Cso into North Sea · near bathing water: Roker - Sunderland 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
800 m away Northumbrian Water Seaburn South Cso into North Sea · near bathing water: Seaburn - Sunderland 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away Northumbrian Water Seaburn North Cso into North Sea (Whitburn Sands) · near bathing water: Seaburn - Sunderland 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m 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 6 running (57 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar Farm Planning application in · 40 MW
Jul 2024 1.7 km away Rooftop solar University Of Sunderland Reg Vardy Centre, Liberty Way - Solar Pv System Approved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jun 2024 1.8 km away Rooftop solar University Of Sunderland, Saint Peters Gate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 230 kW
Apr 2026 1.9 km away Rooftop solar Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2023 2.4 km away Battery storage Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Feb 2023 2.4 km away Rooftop solar Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025 2.8 km away Rooftop solar Buzz Bingo, Pallion New Road - Solar PV Panels Planning application in
May 2026 2.9 km away Rooftop solar University of Sunderland - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2022 2.9 km away Rooftop solar Sunderland City Council Independent Living Centre - Solar Panels Planning application in · 220 kW
Sept 2024 5.5 km away Solar farm Washington Road - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 20 MW
Dec 2021 5.8 km away Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major Roker Terrace West Back, Sunderland Utility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away Major, planned Roker Terrace, Sunderland Utility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away Standard Douglas Road, Sunderland Utility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away Minor Zion Terrace, Sunderland Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away Minor Hampden Road, Sunderland Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away Minor Grantham Road, Sunderland Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 900 m away Minor Fulwell Road, Sunderland Section 50 · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 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 decided Jul 2020 5.6 km away Decided decided Sept 2018 6.3 km away Decided decided Jan 2016 11.7 km away Decided decided Jan 2021 13.8 km away Decided decided Jul 2013 24.8 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, 5.8 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.8 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 6.8 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 7.0 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 7.3 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.