What's changing near CH41 4DU
Within 2 km, around Birkenhead Central in Wirral. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
443new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
732homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.3%like-for-like prices in Birkenhead Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
+17%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
- School closed
School closed: Prenton Preparatory SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
150 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
50 m away - New homes
30 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
900 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
700 m away - New school
New school: Well Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led, primary
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
88 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Feb 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
88 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
88 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
86 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.7 km away
18homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 34 m²
40since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CH41 4DU 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
1,559hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
160spill events counted
- United Utilities
Birkenhead Wwtw Birkeinto Mersey Estuary · near bathing water: Moreton; Wallasey105 spills, 1,273 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Birkenhead Wwtw Birkeinto River Birket (Great Culvert - Downstream Length) · near bathing water: Moreton; Wallasey41 spills, 226 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Woodside Csointo River Mersey Estuary (Tidal) · near bathing water: Wallasey14 spills, 60 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Birkenhead Wwtw Birkeinto River Birket (Great Culvert -Downstream Length) / Mersey Estuary · near bathing water: Moreton; Wallasey0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 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
49 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (144 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tipographic, Morpeth Wharf - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
May 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Woodchurch Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Valley Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Port Of Liverpool Building, Mann Island - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco, Bidston Link Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Sept 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Pharmacy, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Nov 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
3.5 km away - Wind farm
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
3.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
- Major
Grange Road West, BirkenheadHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
150 m away - Major
Catherine Street, BirkenheadHighway improvement works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major
St John Street, BirkenheadHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Willmer Road, TranmereHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Willmer Road, TranmereHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Willmer Road, TranmereUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
St Anne Street, BirkenheadHighway improvement works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Claughton Green, OxtonHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
Mersey Tidal Power ProjectGenerating Stations · This will be an in-river proposal, located within the Mersey Riverine
environment. The Project will be located towards the mouth of the River
Mersey, between the Wirral on the west and Liverpool to the east. application due January 2028
2.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
14.6 km away - Decisionapplication due Q3 2025
17.6 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2024
18.5 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due April 2027
18.7 km away - Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester application due 30 May 202522.0 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Burbo Bank Energy Storage (battery storage, 2.9 km); Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.6 km); Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 5.2 km); Bromborough Dock (landfill gas, 5.8 km); Port of Liverpool - wind (wind farm, 6.9 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.