What's changing near SR6 9JA
Within 2 km, around Fulwell in Sunderland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
115new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
115homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.8%like-for-like prices in Fulwell, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
-12%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
23 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
37 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1000 m away - New homes
47 new homes completed4 flats, 43 houses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024
Nov 2024
1.2 km away - Planning permissionJul 2022
1.1 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.
27homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
61since energy certificates began (2008)
3in SR6 9JA itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2016
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
8storm overflows within 2 km
245hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
84spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
St Peters Pumping Station Outfall Ninto Wear Estuary15 spills, 178 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Pallion Cso 4into River Wear38 spills, 48 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Priestley Crescent Csointo Wear Estuary15 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Wellington Lane Pumping Stationinto River Wear (Saline Estuary)6 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Kier Hardy Wayinto Wear (Saline Estuary)10 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Roker Csointo North Sea · near bathing water: Roker - Sunderland0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Seaburn South Csointo North Sea · near bathing water: Seaburn - Sunderland0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Seaburn North Csointo North Sea (Whitburn Sands) · near bathing water: Seaburn - Sunderland0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 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
42 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (64 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
Jul 2024
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
University Of Sunderland Reg Vardy Centre, Liberty Way - Solar Pv SystemApproved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jun 2024
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
University Of Sunderland, Saint Peters Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2023
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Saint Marys Car Park, Saint Marys Boulevard - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2023
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Clearly Drinks, Riverside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Pallion New Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in
May 2026
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
University of Sunderland - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2022
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Sunderland City Council Independent Living Centre - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Sept 2024
5.4 km away - Solar farm
Washington Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Dec 20215.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Douglas Road, SunderlandUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Zion Terrace, SunderlandUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Fulwell Road, SunderlandSection 50 · SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Hampden Road, SunderlandOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
Grantham Road, SunderlandOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Minor
Newbold Avenue, SunderlandOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 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
5.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
6.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
11.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
13.4 km away - Decideddecided 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, 5.4 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.5 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 6.5 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 6.6 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 7.1 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.