What's changing near NE37 3LW

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  51 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  750 m away
• New homes
  41 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2026
  Jun 2026
  1.9 km away
• New homes
  6 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  May 2026
  800 m away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Marwell Drive: 1 home extended since 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

• Northumbrian Water
  Coach Road Est Csointo Usworth Burn20 spills, 59 hours in 2025
  750 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  Manor Road Csointo Don10 spills, 11 hours in 2025
  1.1 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Usworth Hall Csointo Don, Tributary Of1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  100 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  Grassbanks Csointo Don1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  1.3 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Sheraton Csointo Don0 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

86 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (63 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Rooftop solar
  Stephenson Industrial Estate, Rutherford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
  Mar 2026
  500 m away
• Rooftop solar
  Snop, Rainhill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
  Sept 2023
  600 m away
• Battery storage
  Stephenson Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Mar 2025
  800 m away
• Rooftop solar
  NCL1, Follingsby Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
  Apr 2023
  1.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Vantec, Turbine Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
  Jun 2023
  1.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Encore Envelopes Limited, Industrial Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
  Dec 2023
  1.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Spire Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
  Mar 2022
  1.8 km away
• Battery storage
  AESC UK, Giga Factories, Plot 2 - Plant 3, Warehouse, Office & Sub-stationsApproved, not yet built
  Apr 2026
  1.9 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Vantec, Infiniti Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
  Jun 2023
  1.9 km away
• Rooftop solar
  SNOP UK, Washington Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
  Mar 2026
  2.0 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 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
  A19 / A184 Testos Junction ImprovementHighways · Sunderland
  decided Sept 2018
  3.0 km away
• Decided
  A19 Downhill Lane Junction ImprovementHighways · Sunderland/South Tyneside
  decided Jul 2020
  3.1 km away
• Decided
  A1 Birtley to Coal House Improvement SchemeHighways · The scheme is located on the A1 Newcastle Gateshead Western Bypass, between junctions 65 and 67.
  decided Jan 2021
  5.4 km away
• Decided
  A19/A1058 Coast Road Junction Improvement Highways · North Tyneside where the A1058 passes over the A19 approximately 1.5 miles north of the Tyne Tunnel
  decided Jan 2016
  9.5 km away
• Decided
  Port Blyth New Biomass PlantGenerating Stations · Port Blyth in Northumberland
  decided Jul 2013
  23.8 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.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Springwell & Usworth: +24% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +1.0% in two years.
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