What's changing near NE20 9DW
Within 2 km, around Ponteland in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
56new 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. 16 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 59 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
3in NE20 9DW itself
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2017
- Extendedcertificate 2016
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
898hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
149spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Eland Lane (New) Pumping Stationinto Pont47 spills, 511 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Memorial Hall Ssointo Pont48 spills, 223 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Eastern Way Ssointo Pont29 spills, 103 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Moor Lane Ssointo Pont24 spills, 61 hours in 2025
750 m away - Northumbrian Water
Eland Lane (New) Pumping Stationinto Pont1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Crossfell Sewage Pumping Stationinto Pont, Tributary Of0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
250 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 PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2023
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Ponteland Leisure Centre, Callerton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2025
1.8 km away - Solar farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 1 -Solar FarmBeing built · 3 MW
Oct 2022
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 2 - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Feb 2022
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Newcastle International Airport Phase 2 - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2022
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 3- Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Feb 2022
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Newcastle International Airport Phase 3 - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2022
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Newcastle International Airport Phase 4 - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Feb 2022
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Newcastle International Airport Phase 4 - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2022
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Walbottle Campus Technology CollegeApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
Jun 2021
4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major, planned
Edge Hill, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Eastern Way, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major, planned
Edgewood, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Major
Edgewood, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major, planned
Hill Park, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Major, planned
Greenacres, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Greenacres, PontelandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Runnymede Road, PontelandHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Greenacres, PontelandRemedial works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2015
16.7 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
17.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
17.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
19.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
21.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
22.1 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, 6.5 km); Path Head (landfill gas, 8.3 km); Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) (landfill gas, 9.0 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 9.0 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.