Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council North Tyneside › Neighbourhood Preston Billy Mill › Postcode NE30 2UE What's changing near NE30 2UE Within 2 km, around Preston Billy Mill in North Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
327 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
33 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.6% like-for-like prices in Preston Billy Mill, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
+19% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 67 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 36 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 12 new homes completed houses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 15 new homes completed houses · Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 13 new homes completed 3 flats, 10 houses · Dec 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 12 new homes completed houses · Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 6 new homes completed flats · Nov 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 21 new homes completed houses · Aug 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 23 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 New homes 32 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 New homes 5 new homes completed houses · Aug 2025
Sept 2025 New homes 16 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025 13 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
22 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in NE30 2UE 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 2 storm overflows within 2 km
9 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
14 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Bedford Street Cso Nty057 into Tyne Estuary 12 spills, 9 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Northumbrian Water Waterville Road Cso into West End Park Burn 2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
2.0 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 54 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 Panels Approved, not yet built · 980 kW
Nov 2021 Battery storage Hamar Close & Wallsend Road, High Flatworth - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built
Sept 2024 Battery storage Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant - Battery storage Being built · 20 MW
Oct 2022 Rooftop solar Unit C, Merlin Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2023 Rooftop solar Unit B, Merlin Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 660 kW
Nov 2023 Rooftop solar Unit A, Merlin Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 680 kW
Dec 2023 Battery storage Venus Park, Trading Estate - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built
Sept 2022 Rooftop solar Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026 Rooftop solar Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major Preston North Road, North Shields Highway improvement works · NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2025 to Mar 2027 Major Rake Lane, North Shields Utility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Rake Lane, North Shields Utility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Winsford Avenue, North Shields Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
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 Jul 2013 Decided decided Jan 2021 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: Howdon STW (other, 2.4 km); Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (battery storage, 2.7 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 4.7 km); Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 6.6 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.