Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Northumberland › Neighbourhood Morpeth Central & East › Postcode NE61 1XD What's changing near NE61 1XD Within 2 km, around Morpeth Central & East in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
176 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.9% like-for-like prices in Morpeth Central & East, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-24% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 6 new homes completed houses · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 38 new homes completed houses · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Jun 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 8 new homes completed houses · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 5 new homes completed houses · Dec 2024 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026 New homes 18 new homes completed flats · Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 New homes 35 new homes completed houses · Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025 New homes 6 new homes completed houses · May 2025
Jun 2025 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 22 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
5 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 34 m²
20 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in NE61 1XD 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 13 storm overflows within 2 km
400 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
137 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Morpeth Stw into River Wansbeck 18 spills, 174 hours in 2025
950 m away Northumbrian Water Stobs Ford Sps into River Wansbeck 48 spills, 164 hours in 2025
900 m away Northumbrian Water Morpeth Stw into River Wansbeck 15 spills, 28 hours in 2025
950 m away Northumbrian Water Point A Damside Cso Cm022 into Cotting Burn 22 spills, 22 hours in 2025
650 m away Northumbrian Water Sunn Inn Cso into Church Burn 17 spills, 8 hours in 2025
750 m away Northumbrian Water Point M St James Church Cso into Cotting Burn 6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Northumbrian Water Storey Park Cso into Church Burn 4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
800 m away Northumbrian Water Damside And Staithes Lane Cso into The Cotting Burn 2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
600 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 23 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (64 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar King Edward Vi School, Cottingwood Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 270 kW
Jun 2023 Solar farm Piramal Healthcare, Whalton Road - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 4 MW
Jun 2024 Rooftop solar Northgate Hospital, Adult Autism Unit - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026 Battery storage Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village - Battery Energy Storage System Planning application in · 50 MW
Apr 2025 Solar farm Burnt House Farm - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022 Rooftop solar Dobbies Garden Centre, Heighley Gate - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2023 Solar farm Broadway House Farm Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2023 Battery storage Broadway House Farm Solar Farm Approved, not yet built
Nov 2023 Anaerobic digestion Ellington Road - Anaerobic Digestion Facility Approved, not yet built
Jul 2023 Rooftop solar Ashington Leisure Centre - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2024 Road and street works within 1 km 5 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned Charlton Gardens, Morpeth Highway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Green Lane, Morpeth Highway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Beech Avenue, Morpeth Highway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Broom Close, Morpeth Highway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned U6067 Broomclose Green Lane To Main Road Link, Morpeth Highway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
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 2015 Decided decided Jul 2013 Decided decided May 2024 Decided decided Jan 2016 Pre-application Ray II Wind Farm Generating 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 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: County Hall, Loansdean - Solar Array (solar farm, 1.2 km); County Hall, Loansdean - Battery Storage (battery storage, 1.2 km); North East Grains Site (anaerobic digestion, 4.2 km); MSD Cramlington (wind farm, 7.7 km); Cramlington CHP (biomass, 8.4 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.