What's changing near SR7 7NG
Within 2 km, around Seaham Central & South in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
278new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.6%like-for-like prices in Seaham Central & South, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+41%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
48 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
28 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
30 new homes completed12 flats, 18 houses · Oct 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
44 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 15 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SR7 7NG 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
184hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
52spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Dalton-Le-Dale Csointo Dawdon Dene Beck · near bathing water: Seaham Hall Beach45 spills, 183 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Seaham Cso No 8into Seaton Burn/Ice House Dene/Daw · near bathing water: Seaham Hall Beach5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
Daphne Crescent Csointo Trib Of Dawdon Dene2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Ferguson Motor Repairs Cso 2008into Seaham South Dock0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
900 m away - Northumbrian Water
Seaham South Dock Cso 1302into Seaham South Dock (North Sea)0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
900 m away - Northumbrian Water
Cso U/S Of Dalton Le Dale Spsinto Dawdon Dene0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 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
29 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (96 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Lighthouse View Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Feb 2024
750 m away - Solar farm
Fox Cover Solar Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Mar 2025
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Murton - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jan 2022
3.0 km away - Solar farm
Seaham Solar Park, Stockton Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 48 MW
Feb 2025
3.8 km away - Solar farm
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 57 MW
Jul 2025
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Woodlands, Windermere Road - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 90 MW
Jul 2025
4.9 km away - Solar farm
Hawthorn Pit -Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2023
5.0 km away - Battery storage
Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2025
5.1 km away - Battery storage
Salters Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 18 MW
Jul 2025
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
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
14.5 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
15.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
19.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
22.7 km away - Pre-application
H2NorthEast (H2NE)Other Pipe-lines · The project is to be located on Seal Sands, within the administrative boundary of Stockton Borough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. The proposed hydrogen distribution pipeline will link from the Hydrogen Production Facility to Cowpen Bewley to the west (approximately 7km in length) and Wilton to the east (approximately 10km in length). The total length of the three customer spur pipelines is around 2.6km. application due February 2027
25.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 201626.2 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: High Sharpley Wind Farm (wind farm, 1.4 km); South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) (wind farm, 4.6 km); Hawthorn Grid Site - Battery Storage (battery storage, 4.9 km); Great Eppleton Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.0 km); Great Eppleton Farm Repowering (wind farm, 6.0 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.
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.