What's changing near NE33 5PG
Within 2 km, around South Shields West in South Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
130new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
318homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.6%like-for-like prices in South Shields West, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.6%)
-18%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
750 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
650 m away - New homes
49 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
950 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Mar 2025
850 m away - New homes
14 new homes completed1 flats, 13 houses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
700 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
800 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1000 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homes31 Beach Road (full planning permission)
Jan 2024
1.3 km away - New schoolSept 2022
1.1 km away - Planning permissionNov 2021
850 m away - Planning permission
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE33 5PG 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
17storm overflows within 2 km
982hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
293spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Jarrow Slake Spsinto River Don27 spills, 192 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Eldon Street Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters50 spills, 176 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Tudor Road Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters42 spills, 149 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Temple Street Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters42 spills, 112 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Coronation St Csointo River Tyne (Estuary)19 spills, 112 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Cso At Bedeswayinto River Don39 spills, 107 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Harton Low Staithes Csointo Tyne Saline Estuary24 spills, 73 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Smith Street Pumping Stationinto Tyne Saline Estuary5 spills, 32 hours in 2025
850 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
60 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (82 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Mortimer community college, Reading Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025
750 m away - Rooftop solar
Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock - Solar Photovoltaics EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Nov 2023
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Middlefields Depot, Middlefields Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Feb 2026
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
1.5 km away - Battery storage
Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dock - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2022
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
UTS Engineering, Pilgrimsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Church Bank - Battery Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Sept 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 20242.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 11 of them major.
- Major, planned
Gordon Street, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Gordon Street, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major, planned
Dean Road, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
Dean Road, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
Maxwell Street, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Western Approach, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Station Road, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Derby Terrace, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Newmarket Walk, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2016
4.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
5.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
6.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
12.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
17.7 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: Port of Tyne (battery storage, 1.6 km); Howdon STW (other, 2.4 km); Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (battery storage, 6.2 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 7.5 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 8.1 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.