What's changing near NE8 3JA
Within 2 km, around Gateshead Town in Gateshead. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
305new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
2,618homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.7%like-for-like prices in Gateshead Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.6%)
-18%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
26 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
200 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
150 m away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
400 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
300 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
69 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
350 m away - New homes
12 new homes completed4 flats, 8 houses · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
97 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.5 km away - Planning permission
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 19 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NE8 3JA 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
30storm overflows within 2 km
3,182hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
806spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Glasshouse Street Psinto River Tyne, North Sea128 spills, 1,354 hours in 2025
800 m away - Northumbrian Water
Spillers Sewage Pumping Stationinto River Tyne Saline Estuary57 spills, 255 hours in 2025
900 m away - Northumbrian Water
South Shore Road Csointo Tyne Saline Estuary86 spills, 248 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Northumbrian Water
Broad Chare Csointo Tyne Estuary43 spills, 247 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
South Shore Road East Spsinto River Tyne, North Sea62 spills, 191 hours in 2025
600 m away - Northumbrian Water
Milk Market Pumping Stationinto Tyne Estuary29 spills, 145 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Ouseburn West Psinto River Tyne Saline Estuary38 spills, 129 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Newcastle Upon Tyne Csointo River Tyne (Tidal)22 spills, 111 hours in 2025
1.4 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
103 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (84 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Neilson Road - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayApproved, not yet built · 940 kW
Dec 2021
350 m away - Solar farm
Albany Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2021
750 m away - Rooftop solar
Robert Duncan Timber Limited, Green Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Ouseburn Trust, Lime Street - Solar Panels & ASHPsPlanning application in · 280 kW
May 2026
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2025
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Hadrian Square - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Sept 2021
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Responsive Engineering, Scotswood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Newington Road West Depot - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2022
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill - Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Apr 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Riverdale Paper, Earlsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Nov 2022
2.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
- Major
Sunderland Road To Sunderland Road Roundabout Dual Carriageway Link Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Sunderland Road To High Street Bus Link, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Mar 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Old Durham Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Gateshead Highway Subway And Link To Hopper Street, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Jul 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Sunderland Road Roundabout, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Sunderland Road Roundabout To Durham Road A167 Southbound Slip Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
High West Street From Arthur Street To Sunderland Road Roundabout, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Major
Durham Road To Sunderland Road Roundabout Northbound Slip Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2021
5.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
7.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
7.9 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
8.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
20.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
25.8 km away
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: Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (solar farm, 1.1 km); Kibblesworth Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.5 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (landfill gas, 7.7 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension) (landfill gas, 7.7 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension 2) (landfill gas, 7.7 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.