What's changing near NE10 8UQ
Within 2 km, around Heworth in Gateshead. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
105new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
172homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.4%like-for-like prices in Heworth, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.6%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
44 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
850 m away - School closed
School closed: Colegate Community Primary SchoolCommunity school, primary (closure)
Dec 2024
1.1 km away - Planning permissionApr 2024
800 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 17 homesThe Hall, Sunderland Road (full planning permission)
Sept 2023
1.9 km away - Planning permissionApr 2023
1.2 km away - New schoolAug 2021
1.6 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
13since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE10 8UQ 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
15storm overflows within 2 km
168hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
141spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Caldbeck Ave Pottery Bank Csointo River Tyne Estuary21 spills, 67 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Low Heworth Lane Pumping Stationinto River Tyne Saline Estuary17 spills, 39 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Caldbeck Cl Belmont St Anthonys Csointo River Tyne Estuary23 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Cso At Cromwell Roadinto Tyne Estuary21 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Manor Gardens Csointo River Tyne (Estuary)15 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Janadab Csointo Tyne Estuary22 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Heworth Shore Csointo Tyne Estuary2 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Greenford Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Tyne7 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.9 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
101 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (89 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Donwood Double Glazing, Stonehills Buildings - Unit A23 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2025
950 m away - Rooftop solar
NCL1, Follingsby Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Apr 2023
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 1, Walker Riverside, Wincomblee Road -Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Jan 2025
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Stephenson Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Robert Duncan Timber Limited, Green Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill - Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Apr 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Tyneview Primary School, Winslow Place - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2023
3.2 km away - Solar farm
Neilson Road - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayApproved, not yet built · 940 kW
Dec 2021
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Stephenson Industrial Estate, Rutherford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 20263.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 9 of them major.
- Major
Dunstanburgh Court, FellingUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major
Haydock Drive, FellingUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Meadowbrook Drive, FellingUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Major
Montrose Drive, FellingUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Aug 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Berkhampstead Court, FellingUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
550 m away - Major, planned
Lingey Lane, FellingHighway improvement works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Lingey Lane, FellingHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
New Road, FellingHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
New Road, FellingHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2018
4.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
4.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
4.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
7.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
21.4 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
28.3 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: Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (solar farm, 4.4 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 4.6 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.1 km); Nissan Motors Plant Extn (wind farm, 5.1 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 5.3 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.