What's changing near CH41 7DR
Within 2 km, around Bidston Hill in Wirral. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
371new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.4%like-for-like prices in Bidston Hill, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
+9%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Mar 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
1.8 km away - New homes
88 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
86 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.8 km away - New schoolFeb 2024
2.0 km away - New schoolJun 2023
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
11since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CH41 7DR 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
8storm overflows within 2 km
373hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
195spill events counted
- United Utilities
Hoylake Road/Chapelhill Csointo River Fender · near bathing water: Moreton26 spills, 94 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Leasowe Road Csointo Bidston Stream · near bathing water: Wallasey53 spills, 91 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Sandy Lane Csointo Bidston Stream, A Trib Of The River Birket · near bathing water: Wallasey61 spills, 78 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Wallacre Road Csointo Bidston Stream A Trib Of The River Birket · near bathing water: Wallasey31 spills, 56 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Bidston By-Pass Csointo River Birket · near bathing water: Wallasey13 spills, 47 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Station Rd Combined Sewer Overflowinto Bidston Stream · near bathing water: Wallasey6 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Wallacre Road/Beaufort Drive Csointo Bidston Stream, A Trib Of The River Birket · near bathing water: Wallasey4 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Beechwood Avenue Csointo Bidston Stream · near bathing water: Wallasey1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 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
47 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (144 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Valley Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023
350 m away - Rooftop solar
Tesco, Bidston Link Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Sept 2025
750 m away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Pharmacy, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2026
750 m away - Rooftop solar
St Marys College, Wallasey Village - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Sept 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Tipographic, Morpeth Wharf - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
May 2023
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Nov 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Woodchurch Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2026
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Port Of Liverpool Building, Mann Island - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes-Benz, Pall Mall - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2022
4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Observatory Road, BidstonHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Major, planned
Vyner Road North, BidstonUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 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
3.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
12.2 km away - Decisionapplication due Q3 2025
18.8 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2024
19.6 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due April 2027
21.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2015
22.7 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, 950 m); Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 1.1 km); Port of Liverpool - wind (wind farm, 6.2 km); Royal Seaforth Dock Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.9 km); Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 7.6 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.