What's changing near NE34 6BE
Within 2 km, around Harton West in South Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
68new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.3%like-for-like prices in Harton West, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.6%)
-26%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
49 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.8 km away - New schoolSept 2022
950 m away - School closed
School closed: South Shields SchoolCommunity school, secondary (closure)
Aug 2020
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 37 m²
38since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE34 6BE 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
55 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
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Middlefields Depot, Middlefields Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Feb 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock - Solar Photovoltaics EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Nov 2023
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dock - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2022
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
UTS Engineering, Pilgrimsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 2024
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Church Bank - Battery Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Sept 20253.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
29 permitted works running now or planned, 27 of them major.
- Major, planned
West Avenue, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Moor Lane, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Major
Moor Lane, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Major, planned
St Marys Avenue, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
350 m away - Major, planned
North Close, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
400 m away - Major, planned
St Marys Avenue, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major, planned
South Close, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major, planned
Kent Place, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
500 m away - Major, planned
Hart 6, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2018
5.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
5.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
6.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
13.2 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
19.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
29.3 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, 2.6 km); Howdon STW (other, 3.8 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 6.9 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 7.7 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 8.0 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.