What's changing near NE63 8NJ
Within 2 km, around Ashington West & South in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
66new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
43homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.9%like-for-like prices in Ashington West & South, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-24%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
31 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
600 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
600 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · May 2025
May 2025
600 m away - Planning permissionJul 2024
1.6 km away - Planning permissionApr 2024
1.0 km away - Planning permissionJun 2022
1.1 km away - Planning permissionApr 2021
600 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE63 8NJ 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
11storm overflows within 2 km
435hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
143spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Seaton North Hotel Cso (Wk013)into Rowlington Burn(R Wansbeck)43 spills, 169 hours in 2025
950 m away - Northumbrian Water
Ashington Cso Park Road Wk 006into Blackclose Burn (R.Wansbeck)24 spills, 151 hours in 2025
350 m away - Northumbrian Water
Cleasewell Hill Spsinto River Wansbeck26 spills, 53 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
East Ford Road Ps Emergency Overflointo River Wansbeck11 spills, 23 hours in 2025
800 m away - Northumbrian Water
North Seaton Level Crossing Csointo River Wansbeck(Saline Estuary)3 spills, 16 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Lyndhurst Road Csointo River Wansbeck · near bathing water: Newbiggin North; Newbiggin South14 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Northumbrian Water
Green Lane Cso 9(Wk 008)into Wansbeck, Tributary Of6 spills, 7 hours in 2025
200 m away - Northumbrian Water
Ashington Drive Cso Hlf Moon Rndbwtinto Wansbeck Estuary6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
800 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
25 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (498 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
1.3 km away - Battery storage
High Brockland Farm, Brock Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 70 MW
Jan 2026
2.3 km away - Battery storage
West Sleekburn - Battery Storage CompoundApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Oct 2022
2.5 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Ellington Road - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
3.0 km away - Wind farm
East Sleekburn - Wind FarmApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Lynx Precast, Lynefield Park - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Dec 2025
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Ellington South Site, Lynemouth Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2023
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Factory C, Coniston Road - Roof repairs & PV ArrayPlanning application in
Jun 2023
4.8 km away - Solar farm
Burnt House Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
5.4 km away - Battery storage
Burnt House Farm, Nedderton Village - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 50 MW
Apr 2025
5.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
17 permitted works running now or planned, 15 of them major.
- Major
Norham Road, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Major
Rowlington Terrace, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Cavendish Terrace, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
550 m away - Major
Pont Street, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 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
650 m away - Major, planned
Sycamore Street, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Sycamore Street, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Milburn Road, AshingtonWorks for road purposes · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Major
Maple Street Back Lane 253-297, AshingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2013
5.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
8.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2024
17.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
18.9 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
26.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
27.5 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, 3.7 km); Lynemouth Power Station (biomass, 4.4 km); North East Grains Site (anaerobic digestion, 4.5 km); Bewick Drift (wind farm, 4.7 km); Blyth Sewage Treatment Works (solar farm, 5.0 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.