What's changing near NE3 3QR
Within 2 km, around Kenton in Newcastle upon Tyne. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
132new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
39homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.3%like-for-like prices in Kenton, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.0%)
-13%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
28 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
17 new homes completed12 flats, 5 houses · Oct 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
26 new homes completed6 flats, 20 houses · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
2.0 km away - Planning permissionFeb 2021
850 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE3 3QR 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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
85 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (12 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
The Kenton Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2024
200 m away - Rooftop solar
Saint Nicholas Hospital, Jubilee Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Welford Day Centre, Jubilee Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Aug 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Grange First School, Norham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Aug 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Gosforth Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
Dec 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Gosforth Academy, Knightsbridge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Sept 2023
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Stamfordham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2021
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Brunton First School, Roseden Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Aug 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
West Denton Leisure Centre - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2021
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Newcastle University Sports Centre - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 630 kW
Jul 2023
3.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Harehills Avenue, Newcastle Upon TyneUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Ponteland Road, Newcastle Upon TyneUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Ponteland Road, Newcastle Upon TyneWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Ponteland Road, Newcastle Upon TyneWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Ponteland Road, Newcastle Upon TyneWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 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 Jan 2016
10.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
11.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
13.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
14.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
17.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
19.9 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: Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (solar farm, 6.2 km); Path Head (landfill gas, 6.4 km); Brenkley Landfill (landfill gas, 7.1 km); Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) (landfill gas, 8.5 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 8.5 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.