What's changing near NE34 8JX
Within 2 km, around Whiteleas in South Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
59new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes 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 homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy 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
1.4 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.4 km away - New schoolSept 2022
1.4 km 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. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
6since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE34 8JX 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
270hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
77spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Jarrow Slake Spsinto River Don27 spills, 192 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
West Boldon Cso (No 4)into Don18 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
New Road Csointo Don10 spills, 32 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Brooke Avenue (No20) Sty049 Csointo River Don7 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Rear 3 Ernest Street Csointo River Don3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Boldon Colliery South (N0'7) Csointo River Don2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
29/30 North Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Don2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Junction Langholme Avenue &into Don2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 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
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock - Solar Photovoltaics EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Nov 2023
1.5 km away - Battery storage
Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dock - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2022
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Mortimer community college, Reading Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
UTS Engineering, Pilgrimsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Simonside Industrial Unit, Shaftesbury Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 2024
2.1 km away - Battery storage
Church Bank - Battery Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Sept 2025
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
3.5 km away - Battery storage
West Boldon Substation - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Dec 20243.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Cronin Avenue, South ShieldsUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major
Turner Avenue, South ShieldsUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Turner Avenue, South ShieldsUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Standard
Gerald Street, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Bamford Walk, South ShieldsNew service connection · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 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
3.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
3.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
6.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
11.4 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
19.8 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, 1.7 km); Howdon STW (other, 4.6 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 5.4 km); Unipres building (rooftop solar, 6.1 km); Nissan Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.4 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.