Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Gateshead › Neighbourhood Crawcrook & Greenside › Postcode NE40 4LE What's changing near NE40 4LE Within 2 km, around Crawcrook & Greenside in Gateshead. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
88 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
12 homes 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
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 5 new homes completed houses · Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 15 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 8 new homes completed houses · Jun 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 5 new homes completed houses · Aug 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 New homes 41 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025 Planning permission Mar 2023 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
7 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in NE40 4LE 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 1 storm overflows within 2 km
0 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1 spill events counted
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 27 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 Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026 Battery storage Newburn Bridge Road - Battery Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 100 MW
Mar 2022 Rooftop solar Salem Tubes, Regents Drive - Solar PV Equipment Approved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2023 Solar farm Gas Governor Station Solar System Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2022 Battery storage Newburn BESS - Battery Energy Storage System Planning application in · 90 MW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Warburtons, Shelley Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2026 Battery storage Newburn Haugh Battery Storage Systemc Approved, not yet built
Jun 2025 Rooftop solar Walbottle Campus Technology College Approved, not yet built · 510 kW
Jun 2021 Battery storage Union Hall Road, Lemington - Battery Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built
Jan 2023 Solar farm Greenhead Energy Park Planning application in · 50 MW
May 2024 Battery storage Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Bank Top, Ryton Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Meldon Terrace And Stanhope Street Back Lane, Ryton Utility asset works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Rockwood Hill Road, Ryton Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 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 decided Jan 2021 Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jul 2020 Decided decided Jan 2015 Decided decided Jul 2013 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, 1.7 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 1.7 km); Path Head (landfill gas, 3.6 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.