What's changing near NE24 2HJ
Within 2 km, around Blyth Town in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
10new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
16homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.8%like-for-like prices in Blyth Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-13%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
- Planning permissionJul 2025
650 m away
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.
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
37since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE24 2HJ 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
8storm overflows within 2 km
1,431hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
186spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Blyth No. 5 Spsinto River Blyth (Saline Estuary)81 spills, 917 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Bates Colliery Spsinto River Blyth (Saline Estuary)39 spills, 342 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
South Blyth Harbour Csointo River Blyth (Saline Estuary) · near bathing water: Blyth South Beach34 spills, 153 hours in 2025
700 m away - Northumbrian Water
Blyth No6 Spsinto River Blyth29 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Warsdell Street Pumping Stationinto Blyth Saline Estuary1 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Bevan Houseinto Blyth Estuary · near bathing water: Blyth South Beach1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
700 m away - Northumbrian Water
Ridley Street Spsinto River Blyth1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
800 m away - Northumbrian Water
Solingen Estate Csointo River Blyth (Saline Estuary) · near bathing water: Blyth South Beach0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
700 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
28 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (490 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bede Academy North, Sixth Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Dec 2025
900 m away - Rooftop solar
Blyth Academy, Chase Farm Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Nov 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Factory C, Coniston Road - Roof repairs & PV ArrayPlanning application in
Jun 2023
2.5 km away - Wind farm
East Sleekburn - Wind FarmApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Low Horton Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
3.7 km away - Battery storage
West Sleekburn - Battery Storage CompoundApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Oct 2022
4.5 km away - Battery storage
High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 70 MW
Jan 2026
4.6 km away - Solar farm
Broadway House Farm Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2023
5.3 km away - Battery storage
Broadway House Farm Solar FarmApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
5.3 km away - Battery storage
Low Horton - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jan 2025
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
18 permitted works running now or planned, 13 of them major.
- Major, planned
Jubilee Road, BlythUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
250 m away - Major, planned
U9511 U9513 U9514 U9516 U9523 Plessey Road Back Lane, BlythUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Kingsway, BlythWorks for road purposes · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027
350 m away - Major
Kingsway, BlythWorks for road purposes · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027
350 m away - Major, planned
Broadway, BlythWorks for road purposes · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major
U9513 Carlton Crown Back Lane, BlythUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Union Street, BlythUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Tenth Avenue, BlythHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Eleventh Avenue, BlythHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026500 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2013
1.8 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
12.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
13.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
20.2 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
21.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
23.8 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (wind farm, 950 m); Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (re-power) (wind farm, 950 m); Blyth Sewage Treatment Works (solar farm, 2.2 km); Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 6.9 km); MSD Cramlington (wind farm, 7.5 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.