What's changing near NE34 8JT
Within 2 km, around Whiteleas in South Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
16homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.1%like-for-like prices in Whiteleas, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.6%)
-27%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
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.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 17 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE34 8JT 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
14storm overflows within 2 km
108hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
88spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
West Boldon Cso (No 4)into Don18 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
New Road Csointo Don10 spills, 32 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
East Boldon Cso No 6into Don38 spills, 31 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Brooke Avenue (No20) Sty049 Csointo River Don7 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Rear 3 Ernest Street Csointo River Don3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Boldon Colliery South (N0'7) Csointo River Don2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Junction Langholme Avenue &into Don2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
29/30 North Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Don2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 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
66 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
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock - Solar Photovoltaics EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Nov 2023
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Mortimer community college, Reading Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dock - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
UTS Engineering, Pilgrimsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 2024
2.8 km away - Solar farm
E/o the Academy Of Light, Sunderland Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
Jul 2024
3.1 km away - Battery storage
West Boldon Substation - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Dec 2024
3.3 km away - Battery storage
Church Bank - Battery Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Sept 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 20253.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Turner Avenue, South ShieldsUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Turner Avenue, South ShieldsUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major
Benton Road, South ShieldsWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Tileshed Lane, East BoldonWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Gerald Street, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Whiteleas Way, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 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
3.4 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
3.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
6.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
11.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
20.5 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, 2.5 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 5.0 km); Howdon STW (other, 5.3 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 5.8 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.0 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.