What's changing near NE42 6QJ
Within 2 km, around Prudhoe in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
0new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.4%like-for-like prices in Prudhoe, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-18%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Extended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 0 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 43 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE42 6QJ 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
8storm overflows within 2 km
135hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
88spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Ovington Cso Td034into Trib Cockermere Burn35 spills, 83 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Mary Magdalene No3 Cso (Td037)into Unnamed Trib Of River Tyne21 spills, 36 hours in 2025
900 m away - Northumbrian Water
Ovingham Pumping Station Eo/Csointo Whittle Burn, Trib Of Tyne7 spills, 7 hours in 2025
750 m away - Northumbrian Water
Andrews Houseinto Tyne (Unamed Trib.)10 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Riding Dene Csointo Tributary Of Tyne7 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Prudhoe Cso 4into Otter Burn8 spills, 1 hours in 2025
300 m away - Northumbrian Water
Eltringham Csointo Cold Kettle Burn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 m away - Northumbrian Water
Adderlane School Cso (Td035)into Adderlane Gill Trib Park Burn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
2.0 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
12 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (18 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Salem Tubes, Regents Drive - Solar PV EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2023
2.3 km away - Solar farm
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 50 MW
May 2024
6.3 km away - Battery storage
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 13 MW
May 2024
6.3 km away - Solar farm
Highfield Energy ParkAppeal lodged · 40 MW
Jan 2026
7.3 km away - Battery storage
Highfield Energy ParkAppeal lodged · 13 MW
Jan 2026
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Bailey House, Stargate Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
7.5 km away - Battery storage
Newburn Bridge Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Mar 2022
8.4 km away - Battery storage
Newburn BESS - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 90 MW
May 2024
8.9 km away - Solar farm
Gas Governor Station Solar SystemApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2022
9.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Walbottle Campus Technology CollegeApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
Jun 2021
9.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Warburtons, Shelley Road - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 10 of them major.
- Major, planned
C254 Ovington To Ovingham, OvinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Mar 2027 to Mar 2027
650 m away - Major, planned
West Road, OvinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
750 m away - Major, planned
C254 West Road To Hill Crest, OvinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
Hillcrest, OvinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
U8207 The Glebe To The Terrace, OvinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
The Terrace, OvinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
Main Road, OvinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
900 m away - Major
U8282 Errington Place Footway, PrudhoeUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Major, planned
Nunnykirk Close, OvinghamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2021
18.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
24.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
25.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
26.1 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
27.1 km away - Pre-application
Ray II Wind FarmGenerating Stations · Ray II Wind Farm project is located in Northumberland, adjacent (north) to the existing
Ray Wind Farm, approximately 1 km south of Raylees. application due June 2027
29.7 km away - Decided
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, 7.1 km); Burnhills Landfill (L5) (landfill gas, 7.1 km); Kiln Pit Hill Windfarm (wind farm, 8.8 km); Path Head (landfill gas, 9.0 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.
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.