Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Northumberland › Neighbourhood Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon › Postcode NE20 9DS What's changing near NE20 9DS Within 2 km, around Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
58 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+9.1% like-for-like prices in Darras Hall, Stamfordham & Heddon, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-10% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black 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. 17 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
15 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 48 m²
32 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in NE20 9DS itself
Extended certificate 2024 Extended certificate 2018 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 4 storm overflows within 2 km
387 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
101 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Memorial Hall Sso into Pont 48 spills, 223 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Northumbrian Water Eastern Way Sso into Pont 29 spills, 103 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Northumbrian Water Moor Lane Sso into Pont 24 spills, 61 hours in 2025
800 m away Northumbrian Water Crossfell Sewage Pumping Station into Pont, Tributary Of 0 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 31 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (8 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Ponteland Community Primary School, Callerton Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2023 Rooftop solar Ponteland Leisure Centre, Callerton Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
May 2025 Solar farm Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar Farm Being built · 3 MW
Oct 2022 Solar farm Newcastle International Airport Phase 2 - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 4 MW
Feb 2022 Battery storage Newcastle International Airport Phase 2 - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Feb 2022 Solar farm Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 5 MW
Feb 2022 Battery storage Newcastle International Airport Phase 3 - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Feb 2022 Solar farm Newcastle International Airport Phase 4 - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 4 MW
Feb 2022 Battery storage Newcastle International Airport Phase 4 - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Feb 2022 Rooftop solar Walbottle Campus Technology College Approved, not yet built · 510 kW
Jun 2021 Road and street works within 1 km 9 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
Major, planned Edge Hill, Ponteland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Greenacres, Ponteland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Greenacres, Ponteland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Eastern Way, Ponteland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Edgewood, Ponteland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Edgewood, Ponteland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Hill Park, Ponteland Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Runnymede Road, Ponteland Highway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Greenacres, Ponteland Remedial works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jan 2015 Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Jul 2013 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jul 2020 Pre-application Ray II Wind Farm Generating 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, 6.7 km); Path Head (landfill gas, 8.2 km); Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) (landfill gas, 8.9 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 8.9 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.