What's changing near NE25 8RW
Within 2 km, around Whitley Bay Promenade in North Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
188new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
10homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.4%like-for-like prices in Whitley Bay Promenade, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-7%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 homes
67 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
36 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
750 m away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025
Sept 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.6 km away - Planning permissionAug 2022
750 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
20homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE25 8RW 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
North Parade High Level Cso (A52)into North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
Percy Road High Level Csointo North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Northumbrian Water
Watts Slope High Level Cso (A56)into North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Browns Point High Level Csointo North Sea · near bathing water: Tynemouth Cullercoats0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
North Point Cso (Nty049)into North Sea · near bathing water: Tynemouth Cullercoats0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Dukes Walk Csointo North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Dukes Walk Cso (Nty031) (A63)into North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 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
44 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (70 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
North Tyneside General Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 980 kW
Nov 2021
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit C, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit A, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 680 kW
Dec 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit B, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 660 kW
Nov 2023
3.4 km away - Battery storage
Hamar Close & Wallsend Road, High Flatworth - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Sept 2024
4.3 km away - Battery storage
Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant - Battery storageBeing built · 20 MW
Oct 2022
4.3 km away - Battery storage
Venus Park, Trading Estate - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Sept 2022
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
5.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Park Parade Lane At Side And Rear Of 7-67, Whitley BayUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
Bromley Avenue, Whitley BayUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Standard
Park View, Whitley BayUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Standard
Shaftesbury Crescent, CullercoatsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
North View, CullercoatsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Holywell Avenue, Whitley BayUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
The Broadway, CullercoatsUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Whitley Road, Whitley BayUtility asset works · NWP STREET LTD (formerly New World Payphones Ltd) · Contra-flow
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Minor
Whitley Road, Whitley BayNew service connection · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026600 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2016
4.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
10.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
11.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
11.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
16.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
22.5 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: Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (battery storage, 3.6 km); Howdon STW (other, 3.6 km); Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 6.0 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 6.8 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.