What's changing near NE63 0AG
Within 2 km, around Ashington Hirst in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
300new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
43homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+15.3%like-for-like prices in Ashington Hirst, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-22%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 homes
28 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
43 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
45 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
1.3 km away
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 19 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE63 0AG 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
9storm overflows within 2 km
368hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
103spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Seaton North Hotel Cso (Wk013)into Rowlington Burn(R Wansbeck)43 spills, 169 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Ashington Cso Park Road Wk 006into Blackclose Burn (R.Wansbeck)24 spills, 151 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
East Ford Road Ps Emergency Overflointo River Wansbeck11 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
North Seaton Level Crossing Csointo River Wansbeck(Saline Estuary)3 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Green Lane Cso 9(Wk 008)into Wansbeck, Tributary Of6 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Northumbrian Water
Ashington Drive Cso Hlf Moon Rndbwtinto Wansbeck Estuary6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Park Road & Green Lane Csointo Wansbeck, Tributary Of5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
South Green Lane Csointo Blackclose Dene4 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
21 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (517 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Ashington Leisure Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2024
450 m away - Anaerobic digestion
Ellington Road - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Lynx Precast, Lynefield Park - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Dec 2025
2.9 km away - Battery storage
High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 70 MW
Jan 2026
3.0 km away - Battery storage
West Sleekburn - Battery Storage CompoundApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Oct 2022
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Ellington South Site, Lynemouth Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2023
4.0 km away - Wind farm
East Sleekburn - Wind FarmApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Factory C, Coniston Road - Roof repairs & PV ArrayPlanning application in
Jun 2023
5.6 km away - Solar farm
Burnt House Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
6.1 km away - Battery storage
Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 50 MW
Apr 2025
6.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
20 permitted works running now or planned, 15 of them major.
- Major
North Seaton Road, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · EE Ltd · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Major, planned
Third Avenue, AshingtonWorks for road purposes · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Milburn Road, AshingtonWorks for road purposes · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Cavendish Terrace, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
400 m away - Major
Norham Road, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Rowlington Terrace, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Pont Street, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Sycamore Street Back Lane 243-287, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Sycamore Street, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2013
5.8 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
8.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2024
17.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
19.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
27.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
28.3 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: Lynemouth Windfarm (Resubmission) (wind farm, 2.9 km); Lynemouth Power Station (biomass, 3.6 km); Bewick Drift (wind farm, 3.8 km); North East Grains Site (anaerobic digestion, 4.3 km); Blyth Sewage Treatment Works (solar farm, 5.7 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.