What's changing near NE46 1QU
Within 2 km, around Hexham & Acomb in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
61new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
14homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.6%like-for-like prices in Hexham & Acomb, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-20%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. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
23since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE46 1QU 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
13storm overflows within 2 km
421hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
140spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Hexham Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Tyne43 spills, 317 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Woodlands Spsinto Trib Of The River Tyne17 spills, 42 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Peth Head Psinto Tyne22 spills, 29 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Hexham (The Larches) P.S.into Cockshaw Burn10 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Hexham Csointo Culverted Trib Cockshaw Burn25 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Anick Grange Spsinto Tyne Trib2 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Tyne Green Cso Td030into Cockshaw Burn8 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Tanners Road Cso Td028into Cockshaw Burn8 spills, 1 hours in 2025
950 m 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
7 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (2 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Acomb Village, Acomb - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Dec 2025
3.2 km away - Solar farm
Fourstones Substation, Fourstones - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 32 MW
May 2025
7.3 km away - Battery storage
Fourstones Substation, Fourstones - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in
May 2025
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Halfway House, Lincoln Hill - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2023
8.2 km away - Battery storage
Halfway House, Lincoln Hill - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Jul 2023
8.2 km away - Solar farm
Fourstones - Solar ParkPlanning application in · 50 MW
Aug 2025
8.7 km away - Battery storage
Fourstones -Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 60 MW
Aug 2025
8.7 km away
Running nearest: Land South East Of Water Treatment Works Bridge End (anaerobic digestion, 1.3 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.
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Dipton Mill Road, HexhamHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Major, planned
Gallows Bank, HexhamHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Jan 2027
200 m away - Major, planned
Eastgate, HexhamHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Standard
Glovers Place, HexhamNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Priestpopple, HexhamUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Hencotes, HexhamUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- 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
25.4 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.