What's changing near SR8 3NP
Within 2 km, around Easington & Hawthorn in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.9%like-for-like prices in Easington & Hawthorn, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+11%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
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
16since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SR8 3NP 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
8storm overflows within 2 km
478hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
190spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Hawthorn Stwinto North Dene Burn50 spills, 188 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Horden Dene Pumping Stationinto North Sea55 spills, 181 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Paradise Farm Csointo Horden Burn32 spills, 71 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Station Road Csointo Horden Burn17 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Horden Dene Sso No 1into Horden Burn/Thorpe Burn14 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Hawthron Csointo North Dene Burn17 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Sunderland Road Csointo Horden Burn5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Office Street Csointo North Sea0 spills, 0 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
25 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (96 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Hallfield Farm, Easington - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 57 MW
Jul 2025
2.5 km away - Solar farm
Fox Cover Solar Farm - Ground Mounted Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Mar 2025
3.0 km away - Solar farm
Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 15 MW
Jul 2025
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Hackworth Road, North West Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 10 MW
Jul 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
B H K UK Davy Drive - Solar PanelsBeing built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Lighthouse View Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Feb 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
East Durham College, Willerby Grove - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Jun 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Murton - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jan 2022
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Carrs Farm, South Hetton - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2025
4.0 km away
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
17.9 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
18.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
21.4 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
21.4 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2016
22.7 km away - Pre-examination
Lighthouse Green Fuels ProjectGenerating Stations · Land within the boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland, Teesside. The proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production site (the ‘Main Site’) is located on the north bank of the River Tees, south of Seal Sands Road.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Peterlee Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.0 km); Hawthorn Grid Site - Battery Storage (battery storage, 4.2 km); High Sharpley Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.3 km); Haswell Moor (wind farm, 5.9 km); Hare Hill (B) (wind farm, 6.4 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.