Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Northumberland › Neighbourhood Ashington Hirst › Postcode NE63 0SN What's changing near NE63 0SN Within 2 km, around Ashington Hirst in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
302 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
43 homes 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
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 22 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 20 new homes completed houses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 16 new homes completed houses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 11 new homes completed houses · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 43 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 13 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 13 new homes completed houses · Dec 2025 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 25 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 20 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 12 new homes completed houses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026 New homes 45 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed houses · May 2025
May 2025 14 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
41 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in NE63 0SN 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 8 storm overflows within 2 km
368 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
102 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Seaton North Hotel Cso (Wk013) into Rowlington Burn(R Wansbeck) 43 spills, 169 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Northumbrian Water Ashington Cso Park Road Wk 006 into Blackclose Burn (R.Wansbeck) 24 spills, 151 hours in 2025
1.4 km away Northumbrian Water East Ford Road Ps Emergency Overflo into River Wansbeck 11 spills, 23 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Northumbrian Water North Seaton Level Crossing Cso into River Wansbeck(Saline Estuary) 3 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Northumbrian Water Green Lane Cso 9(Wk 008) into Wansbeck, Tributary Of 6 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.3 km away Northumbrian Water Ashington Drive Cso Hlf Moon Rndbwt into Wansbeck Estuary 6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Northumbrian Water Park Road & Green Lane Cso into Wansbeck, Tributary Of 5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.4 km away Northumbrian Water South Green Lane Cso into Blackclose Dene 4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 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 20 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (489 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Ashington Leisure Centre - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2024 Anaerobic digestion Ellington Road - Anaerobic Digestion Facility Approved, not yet built
Jul 2023 Rooftop solar Lynx Precast, Lynefield Park - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 490 kW
Dec 2025 Battery storage West Sleekburn - Battery Storage Compound Approved, not yet built · 30 MW
Oct 2022 Battery storage High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 70 MW
Jan 2026 Solar farm Ellington South Site, Lynemouth Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2023 Wind farm East Sleekburn - Wind Farm Approved, not yet built
Nov 2024 Rooftop solar Factory C, Coniston Road - Roof repairs & PV Array Planning application in
Jun 2023 Solar farm Burnt House Farm - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022 Battery storage Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village - Battery Energy Storage System Planning application in · 50 MW
Apr 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 18 permitted works running now or planned, 15 of them major.
Major North Seaton Road, Ashington Utility repair and maintenance works · EE Ltd · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Third Avenue, Ashington Works for road purposes · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Milburn Road, Ashington Works for road purposes · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Cavendish Terrace, Ashington Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Major U6523 Hawthorn Road Chestnut Street Back Lane, Ashington Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Chestnut Street, Ashington Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major U6523 U6524 U6525 U6526 U6527 Chestnut Street Back Lane, Ashington Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Maple Street Back Lane 253-297, Ashington Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Sycamore Street, Ashington Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2013 Decided decided Jan 2015 Decided decided May 2024 Decided decided Jan 2016 Decided decided Sept 2018 Decided decided Jul 2020 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.
Running nearest: Lynemouth Windfarm (Resubmission) (wind farm, 2.6 km); Lynemouth Power Station (biomass, 3.3 km); Bewick Drift (wind farm, 3.6 km); North East Grains Site (anaerobic digestion, 4.6 km); Blyth Sewage Treatment Works (solar farm, 5.8 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.