What's changing near NE33 3PB
Within 2 km, around South Shields East in South Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
67new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
318homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.8%like-for-like prices in South Shields East, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.6%)
-22%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
20 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Mar 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.5 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homes31 Beach Road (full planning permission)
Jan 2024
600 m away - New schoolSept 2022
1.8 km away - Planning permissionNov 2021
1.4 km away - Planning permissionOct 2021
1.6 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE33 3PB 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
16storm overflows within 2 km
934hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
313spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Eldon Street Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters50 spills, 176 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Tudor Road Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters42 spills, 149 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Wapping Street Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters · near bathing water: Littlehaven Beach58 spills, 147 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Temple Street Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters42 spills, 112 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Coronation St Csointo River Tyne (Estuary)19 spills, 112 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Harton Low Staithes Csointo Tyne Saline Estuary24 spills, 73 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
South Shields Pilot Spsinto River Tyne (Tidal) · near bathing water: Littlehaven Beach14 spills, 43 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Fish Quay Csointo Tyne Estuary · near bathing water: Littlehaven Beach15 spills, 39 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
48 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (82 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
300 m away - Rooftop solar
Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Mortimer community college, Reading Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock - Solar Photovoltaics EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Nov 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Middlefields Depot, Middlefields Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Feb 2026
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dock - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
UTS Engineering, Pilgrimsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Church Bank - Battery Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Sept 2025
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 20243.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
19 permitted works running now or planned, 11 of them major.
- Major
Westoe Road, South ShieldsOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major
Horsley Hill Road, South ShieldsOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Beach Road, South ShieldsOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Newmarket Walk, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Major
Derby Terrace, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Major, planned
Ocean Road, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Ocean Road, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Maxwell Street, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Western Approach, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Lane closure
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2016
5.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
6.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
7.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
14.0 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
17.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
27.5 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: Howdon STW (other, 1.8 km); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 2.9 km); Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (battery storage, 6.4 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 8.6 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 9.3 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.