What's changing near NE28 0LR
Within 2 km, around Howdon in North Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
114new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.6%like-for-like prices in Howdon, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-25%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New schoolplanned Feb 2027
750 m away - New school
New school: Churchill AcademyAcademy sponsor led, secondary
Sept 2026
850 m away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.4 km away - New schoolJan 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Dec 2024
900 m away
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE28 0LR 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
19storm overflows within 2 km
4,530hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
702spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Howdon Stwinto River Tyne Saline Estuary120 spills, 1,238 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Wagonway Road Spsinto River Tyne Saline Estuary100 spills, 1,085 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Howdon Stwinto River Tyne Saline Estuary113 spills, 795 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Tyne View Terrace Psinto River Tyne65 spills, 573 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Burn Closes Csointo Wallsend Burn Estuarine Waters54 spills, 201 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Howdon Stwinto River Tyne Saline Estuary33 spills, 187 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Davy Bank Spsinto River Tyne56 spills, 179 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Stephenson Street Spsinto River Tyne30 spills, 78 hours in 2025
1.3 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
82 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (86 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Venus Park, Trading Estate - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Sept 2022
850 m away - Battery storage
Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant - Battery storageBeing built · 20 MW
Oct 2022
1.2 km away - Battery storage
Hamar Close & Wallsend Road, High Flatworth - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Sept 2024
1.2 km away - Wind farm
Viking Energy Network, Blackett Street - Turbine RepoweringPlanning application in · 800 kW
Apr 2026
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Clarendon, Windmill Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Oct 2025
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Soil Machine Dynamic, Davy Bank - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit B, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 660 kW
Nov 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit C, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit A, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 680 kW
Dec 2023
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Church Bank - Battery Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Sept 2025
2.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Murray Road, WallsendUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Savory Road, WallsendUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away
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
1.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
6.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
7.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
11.2 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
15.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
24.0 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, 3.0 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 3.7 km); Howdon STW (other, 4.4 km); Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 7.4 km); Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (solar farm, 8.0 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.