Country England and Wales › Region North East › Council Northumberland › Neighbourhood Alnwick › Postcode NE66 1DJ What's changing near NE66 1DJ Within 2 km, around Alnwick in Northumberland. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
96 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
27 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.5% like-for-like prices in Alnwick, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-38% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 27 new homes completed houses · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 13 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 14 new homes completed houses · Jun 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 25 new homes completed houses · Apr 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026 New homes 6 new homes completed houses · Jul 2025
Aug 2025 Planning permission Permission for 27 homes Dukes Middle School, Hope House Lane, Alnwick (brownfield parcel) (full planning permission) Feb 2021 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
14 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in NE66 1DJ 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 5 storm overflows within 2 km
117 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
138 spill events counted
Northumbrian Water Howling Lane Cso A046 into Wash Burn 44 spills, 48 hours in 2025
200 m away Northumbrian Water Alnwick Castle Cso A011 into Bow Burn 33 spills, 25 hours in 2025
650 m away Northumbrian Water Narrowgate Cso into Unnamed Trib Of River Aln 32 spills, 24 hours in 2025
400 m away Northumbrian Water Alnwick Castle Cso No 2 A035 into River Aln 28 spills, 21 hours in 2025
950 m away Northumbrian Water Staigs Garth Sps into R Aln 1 spills, 0 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 3 planned, approved or being built and 0 running. Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Sainsburys Store, Willowburn Avenue - Solar PV Systems Approved, not yet built · 340 kW
Mar 2024 Solar farm Quotient Sciences, Taylor Drive - Solar PV Panel Array Approved, not yet built · 4 MW
Nov 2023 Battery storage Quotient Sciences, Taylor Drive - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Nov 2023 DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km 12 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
Major Clayport Street, Alnwick Highway improvement works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Howling Lane, Alnwick Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Market Street, Alnwick Highway improvement works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 Major U3147 Bondgate Within Footpath, Alnwick Highway improvement works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Bondgate Within, Alnwick Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Major, planned Bondgate Within, Alnwick Utility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Bondgate Within, Alnwick Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Major, planned Blakelaw Road, Alnwick Utility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Standard Market Street, Alnwick Utility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided May 2024 Decided decided Jan 2015 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.