What's changing near NE20 9BH
Within 2 km, around Ponteland in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
41new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
34homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.5%like-for-like prices in Ponteland, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-27%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended 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. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
6since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE20 9BH 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
1,081hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
163spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Eland Lane (New) Pumping Stationinto Pont47 spills, 511 hours in 2025
800 m away - Northumbrian Water
Jackson Avenue Csointo River Pont38 spills, 244 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Memorial Hall Ssointo Pont48 spills, 223 hours in 2025
900 m away - Northumbrian Water
Eastern Way Ssointo Pont29 spills, 103 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Eland Lane (New) Pumping Stationinto Pont1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
800 m away - Northumbrian Water
Crossfell Sewage Pumping Stationinto Pont, Tributary Of0 spills, 0 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
46 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (35 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ponteland Leisure Centre, Callerton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2025
650 m away - Rooftop solar
Ponteland Community Primary School, Callerton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2023
700 m away - Solar farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar FarmBeing built · 3 MW
Oct 2022
2.3 km away - Solar farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 2 - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Feb 2022
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Newcastle International Airport Phase 2 - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2022
2.3 km away - Solar farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Feb 2022
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Newcastle International Airport Phase 3 - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2022
2.3 km away - Solar farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 4 - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Feb 2022
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Newcastle International Airport Phase 4 - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2022
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Stamfordham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2021
5.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major, planned
U9127 Fairney Edge Footway, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
400 m away - Major, planned
U9126 Eland Edge Estate Footway, PontelandUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
750 m away - Major, planned
Eland Edge, PontelandUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
750 m away - Major, planned
Dunsgreen, PontelandHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Ponteland Road, PontelandHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Standard
Callerton Lane, PontelandHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Standard
Main Street, PontelandHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Minor
Ponteland Road, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 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 Jan 2015
15.4 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
15.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
17.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
17.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
20.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
21.1 km away - Pre-application
Ray II Wind FarmGenerating Stations · Ray II Wind Farm project is located in Northumberland, adjacent (north) to the existing
Ray Wind Farm, approximately 1 km south of Raylees.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Brenkley Landfill (landfill gas, 4.4 km); Cramlington CHP (biomass, 9.0 km); Path Head (landfill gas, 9.1 km); MSD Cramlington (wind farm, 9.4 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.