Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Newcastle upon Tyne › Neighbourhood Kenton › Postcode NE3 4PW What's changing near NE3 4PW Within 2 km, around Kenton in Newcastle upon Tyne. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
12 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
39 homes 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
Black 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.
8 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
15 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in NE3 4PW itself
Extended certificate 2024 Extended certificate 2021 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 81 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (33 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar The Kenton Centre - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Saint Nicholas Hospital, Jubilee Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2026 Rooftop solar Welford Day Centre, Jubilee Road - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Grange First School, Norham Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Aug 2023 Rooftop solar Newcastle University Sports Centre - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Approved, not yet built · 630 kW
Jul 2023 Rooftop solar Gosforth Academy - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 580 kW
Dec 2025 Rooftop solar Gosforth Academy, Knightsbridge - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 520 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar West Road - Solar Photovoltaic Panels Approved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2021 Rooftop solar Dame Margaret Barbour Building - Photovoltaic panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2021 Rooftop solar Hadrian School, Bertram Crescent - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 230 kW
Aug 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 9 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
Major, planned Hardwick Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027 Major, planned Sheldon Grove, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027 Major, planned Briardene Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027 Major, planned Albany Mews, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027 Major, planned Eastcliffe Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027 Major Eddleston Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Feb 2027 Standard Harehills Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Ponteland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Ponteland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jul 2020 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: Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (solar farm, 5.4 km); Path Head (landfill gas, 6.2 km); Brenkley Landfill (landfill gas, 7.9 km); Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) (landfill gas, 8.3 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 8.3 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.