What's changing near NE26 4BQ
Within 2 km, around Holywell & Hartley in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
0new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.5%like-for-like prices in Holywell & Hartley, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-7%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Extended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 0 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 18 m²
9since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE26 4BQ 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
172hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
28spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Seaton Sluice Pumping Stationinto North Sea · near bathing water: Seaton Sluice20 spills, 171 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
West End Csointo Seaton Burn · near bathing water: Seaton Sluice3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
300 m away - Northumbrian Water
Hartley Caravan Park Psinto North Sea2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 m away - Northumbrian Water
Links Road Csointo Seaton Burn · near bathing water: Seaton Sluice2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
West End Csointo Seaton Burn · near bathing water: Seaton Sluice1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
300 m away - Northumbrian Water
Holywell Pumping Stationinto Seaton Burn0 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
35 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (71 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 6 MW
Dec 2025
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre - BESSPlanning application in
Dec 2025
4.5 km away - Solar farm
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 6 MW
Dec 2025
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre - BESSPlanning application in
Dec 2025
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
North Tyneside General Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 980 kW
Nov 2021
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Bede Academy North, Sixth Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Dec 2025
5.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit A, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 680 kW
Dec 2023
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit C, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2023
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit B, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 660 kW
Nov 2023
6.0 km away - Solar farm
Backworth Lane, Backworth - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 28 MW
May 2023
6.4 km away - Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
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 2016
7.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
7.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
14.9 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
15.7 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
18.8 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
19.6 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: Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 4.4 km); Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.8 km); Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (battery storage, 5.9 km); Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (re-power) (wind farm, 6.3 km); Blyth Sewage Treatment Works (solar farm, 7.8 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.