What's changing near NE28 8PF
Within 2 km, around Wallsend West in North Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
269new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
546homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.7%like-for-like prices in Wallsend West, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-14%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
95 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - New school
New school: Carville AcademyAcademy sponsor led, primary
May 2026
600 m away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
700 m away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.9 km away - New school
27homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
71since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE28 8PF 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
18storm overflows within 2 km
1,967hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
493spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Wagonway Road Spsinto River Tyne Saline Estuary100 spills, 1,085 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Burn Closes Csointo Wallsend Burn Estuarine Waters54 spills, 201 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Davy Bank Spsinto River Tyne56 spills, 179 hours in 2025
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
New Welbeck Road Spsinto River Tyne34 spills, 165 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Prince Consort Road Spsinto River Tyne39 spills, 110 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Point Pleasant Pumping Stationinto River Tyne, North Sea16 spills, 39 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Church Bank Csointo Wallsend Burn Saline Estuary26 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Heaton Cso Cornel Rdinto Wallsend Burn35 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1000 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
95 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 PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2024
650 m away - Hydrogen
Lhyfe Wallsend - Green Hydrogen PlantApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jun 2025
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Walker Riverside Academy - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2021
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Clarendon, Windmill Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Benfield School, Benfield Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Aug 2023
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Benfield School, Benfield Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Aug 2023
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Walkergate Primary School - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2021
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Armadillo Self Storage, Heaton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jun 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Tyneview Primary School, Winslow Place - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2023
2.0 km away - Wind farm
Viking Energy Network, Blackett Street - Turbine RepoweringPlanning application in · 800 kW
Apr 2026
2.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
14 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
- Major, planned
High Street East Lane At Rear Of 66-200, WallsendHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
150 m away - Major, planned
Ferndale Avenue Lane At Side And Rear Of 24-56, WallsendUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Charlotte Street Lane At Side And Rear Of Theatre-139, WallsendUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Diamond Street Lane At Side And Rear Of 1-33, WallsendUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
450 m away - Major
The Avenue, WallsendUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
Chevin Close, Newcastle Upon TyneUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Rowantree Road, Newcastle Upon TyneUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Rowantree Road, Newcastle Upon TyneUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Vine Street, Wallsend
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2016
3.0 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
6.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
7.7 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
9.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
16.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
23.7 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, 4.3 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 5.1 km); Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (solar farm, 5.8 km); Howdon STW (other, 6.6 km); Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 7.9 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.