Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council South Tyneside › Neighbourhood West Harton › Postcode NE34 0RH What's changing near NE34 0RH Within 2 km, around West Harton in South Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
66 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes 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
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 49 new homes completed houses · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025 New homes 17 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025 New school Sept 2022 School closed School closed: South Shields School Community school, secondary (closure)
Aug 2020 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
9 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in NE34 0RH 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
192 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
28 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Jarrow Slake Sps into River Don 27 spills, 192 hours in 2025
1.6 km away Northumbrian Water Heaton Gardens Pumping Station into River Don 1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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 61 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 Panels Approved, not yet built · 520 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock - Solar Photovoltaics Equipment Approved, not yet built · 690 kW
Nov 2023 Rooftop solar Mortimer community college, Reading Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025 Battery storage Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dock - Battery Storage Planning application in
Jul 2022 Rooftop solar UTS Engineering, Pilgrimsway - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Oct 2025 Rooftop solar Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 2024 Battery storage Church Bank - Battery Storage System Planning application in · 100 MW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025 Rooftop solar Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026 Road and street works within 1 km 4 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Bamford Walk, South Shields New service connection · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Gerald Street, South Shields Highway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Harton Lane, South Shields Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Whiteleas Way, South Shields Utility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some 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 Sept 2018 Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Jul 2013 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: Port of Tyne (battery storage, 1.6 km); Howdon STW (other, 4.0 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 6.0 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 6.8 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 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.