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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| Hexham & Acomb | Northumberland | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 40% | 12% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 0% | 1% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 281 | 48 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Flats | 18% | 10% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking Fountain to South of Central Range of Hexham County Primary Infant and Junior School | II | 20 m |
| Hexham Primary Infants and Junior School | II | 60 m |
| Bridge Over Halgut Burn in Grounds of Hexham House | II* | 100 m |
| 1 and 1a, Glover'S Place | II | 110 m |
| 10, Cockshaw | II | 130 m |
| Cockshaw House | II | 130 m |
| 8 and 9, Cockshaw | II | 130 m |
| 12-14, Holy Island | II | 140 m |
| 2 Gilesgate | II | 140 m |
| 8 Gilesgate | II | 140 m |
| 4-6 Gilesgate | II | 140 m |
| 10, Holy Island | II | 140 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Millfield Gardens | Extension | 2026 | +31 m² | 5 → 6 |
| 1, Whetstone Green | Extension | 2026 | +8 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 1b, Shaftoe Crescent | Loft conversion | 2025 | – | – |
| 4, Windmill Hill | Extension | 2025 | +64 m² | 5 → 6 |
| 1, St Nicholas Road | Extension | 2025 | +40 m² | – |
| 1, St Nicholas Road | Loft conversion | 2025 | +40 m² | 4 → 6 |
| 24, Alexandra Terrace | Extension | 2025 | +43 m² | 9 → 7 |
| 36, Priestlands Drive | Extension | 2025 | +13 m² | 3 → 5 |
| Beechburn, Low Burswell | Extension | 2025 | +23 m² | – |
| 1, Sele House, Hencotes | Extension | 2024 | +140 m² | 3 → 6 |
Planning applications outside London aren't published as open data yet, so search the council's own register: the drawings, the decision and the agent are there. Find the council's planning register on GOV.UK ↗
| Hexham & Acomb | Northumberland | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 10% | 15% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 94% | 82% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 13,899 | 11,357 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 8% | 9% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 29% | 21% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in North East, 6.4% (4,384 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Hexham & Acomb.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £7,800 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £4,320 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £17,220 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£33,600 |
| Money gone | £23,900 |
On these figures, moving loses about £6,680 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| 5, Croft Terrace |
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| Loft conversion |
| 2024 |
| – |
| 5 → 5 |
| Rosewood, Burswell Villas | Extension | 2024 | +21 m² | – |
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| 7, Cheviot Way | Extension | 2024 | +25 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 10, Eilansgate Terrace | Extension | 2023 | +15 m² | – |
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| 10, St Wilfrids Road | Extension | 2023 | +22 m² | – |
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| 13, Shaftoe Leazes | Extension | 2023 | +11 m² | 9 → 8 |
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| 1, St Hildas Road | Extension | 2023 | +21 m² | – |
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| 12, North Terrace | Extension | 2023 | +22 m² | – |
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| 8a, Tynedale Terrace | Extension | 2023 | +24 m² | – |
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| 7, Priestlands Road | Extension | 2023 | +38 m² | – |
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| 9, Whitby Avenue | Extension | 2023 | +20 m² | – |
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| 1, Dene Court, Cockshaw | Extension | 2022 | +56 m² | 3 → 5 |
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| 4, Garland Place | Extension | 2022 | +17 m² | – |
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| 14, Kingsgate Terrace | Extension | 2022 | +12 m² | 2 → 3 |
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| 29, Kingsgate Terrace | Extension | 2022 | +42 m² | 5 → 6 |
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| 1, Fairfield | Extension | 2022 | +30 m² | – |
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| 18, Tyne Green Mews | Extension | 2022 | +36 m² | – |
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| 18, Tyne Green Mews | Loft conversion | 2022 | +36 m² | – |
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| Highcroft, Elvaston Road | Extension | 2022 | +24 m² | – |
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| 2a, Shaftoe Crescent | Extension | 2021 | +37 m² | – |
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Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.5% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.3% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.6% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.