What's changing near NE61 2SU
Within 2 km, around Morpeth South & West in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
165new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.8%like-for-like prices in Morpeth South & West, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-7%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
500 m away - New homes
38 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
500 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
35 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
Jun 2025
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 19 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE61 2SU 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
400hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
137spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Morpeth Stwinto River Wansbeck18 spills, 174 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Stobs Ford Spsinto River Wansbeck48 spills, 164 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Morpeth Stwinto River Wansbeck15 spills, 28 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Point A Damside Cso Cm022into Cotting Burn22 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Sunn Inn Csointo Church Burn17 spills, 8 hours in 2025
200 m away - Northumbrian Water
Point M St James Church Csointo Cotting Burn6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Storey Park Csointo Church Burn4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
200 m away - Northumbrian Water
Damside And Staithes Lane Csointo The Cotting Burn2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1000 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
22 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
King Edward Vi School, Cottingwood Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Jun 2023
1.7 km away - Solar farm
Piramal Healthcare, Whalton Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Jun 2024
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Northgate Hospital, Adult Autism Unit - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 50 MW
Apr 2025
4.1 km away - Solar farm
Burnt House Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Dobbies Garden Centre, Heighley Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2023
5.0 km away - Solar farm
Broadway House Farm Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2023
7.2 km away - Battery storage
Broadway House Farm Solar FarmApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
7.2 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Ellington Road - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
7.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Ashington Leisure Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2024
8.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Charlton Gardens, MorpethHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Abbey Meadows, MorpethUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Standard
West Hill, MorpethUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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
- Decideddecided Jan 2015
2.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
11.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2024
16.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
20.7 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
26.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
27.8 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: County Hall, Loansdean - Solar Array (solar farm, 800 m); County Hall, Loansdean - Battery Storage (battery storage, 800 m); North East Grains Site (anaerobic digestion, 4.9 km); MSD Cramlington (wind farm, 7.5 km); Cramlington CHP (biomass, 8.2 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.