What's changing near NE33 4RB
Within 2 km, around West Harton in South Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
129new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
299homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.3%like-for-like prices in West Harton, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.6%)
-20%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
19 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
49 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
450 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Mar 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
14 new homes completed1 flats, 13 houses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
400 m away - New schoolSept 2022
700 m away - Planning permissionNov 2021
2.0 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.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE33 4RB 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
627hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
172spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Jarrow Slake Spsinto River Don27 spills, 192 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Eldon Street Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters50 spills, 176 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Temple Street Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters42 spills, 112 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Cso At Bedeswayinto River Don39 spills, 107 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Smith Street Pumping Stationinto Tyne Saline Estuary5 spills, 32 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
West Holborn South Csointo River Tyne Saline Estuary9 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Mitre Place Csointo Tyne Saline Estuary0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 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
64 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (82 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Middlefields Depot, Middlefields Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Feb 2026
350 m away - Rooftop solar
Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock - Solar Photovoltaics EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Nov 2023
700 m away - Battery storage
Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dock - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2022
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Mortimer community college, Reading Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
UTS Engineering, Pilgrimsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 2024
1.8 km away - Battery storage
Church Bank - Battery Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Sept 2025
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 20263.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Dean Road, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
Dean Road, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Western Approach, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Harton Lane, South ShieldsOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 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 Sept 2018
4.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
4.8 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
5.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
11.9 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
18.8 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
28.3 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: Port of Tyne (battery storage, 1.1 km); Howdon STW (other, 3.6 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 6.3 km); Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (battery storage, 7.0 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 7.0 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.