What's changing near NE40 4EF
Within 2 km, around Crawcrook & Greenside in Gateshead. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
36new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
12homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.4%like-for-like prices in Crawcrook & Greenside, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.6%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended 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. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE40 4EF 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
204hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
92spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Clara Vale Spsinto River Tyne36 spills, 121 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
South Wylam Pumping Stationinto Stanley Burn50 spills, 81 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Crawcrook Lane Csointo Tyne6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Mid Tyne Sewerage Scheme Csointo River Tyne0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
26 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bailey House, Stargate Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Salem Tubes, Regents Drive - Solar PV EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2023
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Newburn Bridge Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Mar 2022
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Newburn BESS - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 90 MW
May 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Warburtons, Shelley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2026
4.3 km away - Solar farm
Gas Governor Station Solar SystemApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2022
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Walbottle Campus Technology CollegeApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
Jun 2021
4.8 km away - Battery storage
Newburn Haugh Battery Storage SystemcApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025
5.0 km away - Battery storage
Union Hall Road, Lemington - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jan 2023
5.3 km away - Solar farm
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 50 MW
May 2024
6.0 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2021
14.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
19.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
20.4 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
21.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
25.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
26.1 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: Burnhills Landfill Scheme (L4) (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Path Head (landfill gas, 4.1 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.