Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council North Tyneside › Neighbourhood Wallsend East › Postcode NE28 7LB What's changing near NE28 7LB Within 2 km, around Wallsend East in North Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
175 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
557 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.7% like-for-like prices in Wallsend East, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-12% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 17 new homes completed houses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 95 new homes completed flats · Sep 2026
Oct 2026 New school New school: Churchill Academy Academy sponsor led, secondary
Sept 2026 New school New school: Carville Academy Academy sponsor led, primary
May 2026 New homes 27 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 6 new homes completed houses · Jun 2025
Jun 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed houses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025 New school Jan 2025 New homes 9 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024
Dec 2024 Planning permission Feb 2023 Planning permission Permission for 446 homes Former Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard (full planning permission)
9 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 19 m²
21 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in NE28 7LB 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 20 storm overflows within 2 km
1,926 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
501 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Wagonway Road Sps into River Tyne Saline Estuary 100 spills, 1,085 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Northumbrian Water Burn Closes Cso into Wallsend Burn Estuarine Waters 54 spills, 201 hours in 2025
450 m away Northumbrian Water Davy Bank Sps into River Tyne 56 spills, 179 hours in 2025
550 m away Northumbrian Water Prince Consort Road Sps into River Tyne 39 spills, 110 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Northumbrian Water Stephenson Street Sps into River Tyne 30 spills, 78 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Northumbrian Water Wallsend Burn Sps into River Tyne 23 spills, 47 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Northumbrian Water Point Pleasant Pumping Station into River Tyne, North Sea 16 spills, 39 hours in 2025
900 m away Northumbrian Water Church Bank Cso into Wallsend Burn Saline Estuary 26 spills, 38 hours in 2025
450 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 94 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (86 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Soil Machine Dynamic, Davy Bank - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2024 Rooftop solar Clarendon, Windmill Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 370 kW
Oct 2025 Wind farm Viking Energy Network, Blackett Street - Turbine Repowering Planning application in · 800 kW
Apr 2026 Hydrogen Lhyfe Wallsend - Green Hydrogen Plant Approved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jun 2025 Rooftop solar Walker Riverside Academy - Photovoltaic Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2021 Battery storage Venus Park, Trading Estate - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built
Sept 2022 Rooftop solar Hebburn Lakes Primary School, Campbell Park Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Nov 2025 Rooftop solar Tyneview Primary School, Winslow Place - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Benfield School, Benfield Road - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 410 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Benfield School, Benfield Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 230 kW
Aug 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Charlotte Street Lane At Side And Rear Of Theatre-139, Wallsend Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Ferndale Avenue Lane At Side And Rear Of 24-56, Wallsend Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned High Street East Lane At Rear Of 66-200, Wallsend Highway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Standard Vine Street, Wallsend Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Haggie Avenue, Wallsend Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Irwin Avenue, Wallsend Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Church Bank, Wallsend Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Jul 2013 Decided decided Jan 2015 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, 3.8 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 4.4 km); Howdon STW (other, 5.8 km); Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (solar farm, 6.5 km); Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 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.