What's changing near SR7 9BD
Within 2 km, around South Murton & South Hetton in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
68new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+10.5%like-for-like prices in South Murton & South Hetton, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+7%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-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
22since energy certificates began (2008)
8in SR7 9BD itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 2020
- Extendedcertificate 2019
Storm overflows within 2 km
10storm overflows within 2 km
293hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
72spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Coop House Wood Csointo Coop House Dene Burn · near bathing water: Seaham Beach36 spills, 162 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Dalton Retail Park Csointo Dalton Burn12 spills, 122 hours in 2025
650 m away - Northumbrian Water
Sea View Storage Tankinto Dalton Burn6 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Northumbrian Water
Burnip Road Csointo Dalton Dene · near bathing water: Seaham Hall Beach9 spills, 3 hours in 2025
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
Barwick Street Csointo Murton Dene6 spills, 1 hours in 2025
550 m away - Northumbrian Water
Murton Combined Sewer Overflowinto Culverted Trib Of Seaham Burn3 spills, 0 hours in 2025
300 m away - Northumbrian Water
Hawthorne Close Storage Tankinto Dalton Burn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
350 m away - Northumbrian Water
B1285 Storage Tankinto Dalton Burn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 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
28 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (97 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Murton - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jan 2022
500 m away - Solar farm
Hawthorn Pit -Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2023
1.6 km away - Battery storage
Woodlands, Windermere Road - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 90 MW
Jul 2025
1.8 km away - Battery storage
Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2025
2.3 km away - Solar farm
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
2.7 km away - Battery storage
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 57 MW
Jul 2025
2.7 km away - Battery storage
Salters Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 18 MW
Jul 2025
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Fox Cover Solar Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Mar 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Lighthouse View Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Feb 2024
3.7 km away - Solar farm
Seaham Solar Park, Stockton Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 48 MW
Feb 2025
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Trevone Square, MurtonNew service connection · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Standard
Penryn Avenue, MurtonNew service connection · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Standard
Tregoney Avenue, MurtonNew service connection · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Standard
Hesledon Walk, MurtonUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Church Street, MurtonUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 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
14.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
15.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
17.2 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
25.2 km away - Decideddecided Jul 202525.9 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.
Running nearest: Hawthorn Grid Site - Battery Storage (battery storage, 1.8 km); South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) (wind farm, 3.0 km); Great Eppleton Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.1 km); Great Eppleton Farm Repowering (wind farm, 3.1 km); High Sharpley Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.9 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.