What's changing near CH42 4QP
Within 2 km, around Tranmere in Wirral. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
90new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
108homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.7%like-for-like prices in Tranmere, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
-14%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
1.9 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
950 m away - New homes
30 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
950 m away - New school
New school: Well Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led, primary
Jul 2025
300 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.9 km away - New schoolFeb 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
450 m away - New school
New school: Woodchurch Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led, primary
Oct 2023
1.4 km away - New schoolJul 2023
450 m away - Planning permission
24homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
57since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CH42 4QP 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
187hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
81spill events counted
- United Utilities
The Dell Combined Sewer Overflowinto The Mersey Estuary · near bathing water: Wallasey50 spills, 157 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
St Pauls Road Cso 332tx Pre0006into Mersey Estuary · near bathing water: Wallasey31 spills, 29 hours in 2025
1.2 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
42 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (142 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Woodchurch Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
2.9 km away - Wind farm
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Tipographic, Morpeth Wharf - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
May 2023
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Biffa Waste Services, Dock Road South - Battery Storage UnitsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Port Of Liverpool Building, Mann Island - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco SuperstoreApproved, not yet built
Apr 2021
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Nov 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Aigburth Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2021
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major
Lydbrook Close, TranmereHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Alison Avenue, TranmereHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Apr 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Alison Avenue, TranmereHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Apr 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Mount Road, TranmereHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2027
600 m away - Major, planned
Hesketh Avenue, Rock FerryHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Hesketh Avenue, Rock FerryHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Union Street, TranmereWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
700 m away - Standard
Bebington Road, Rock FerryUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Standard
Astonwood Road, TranmereDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away
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
3.8 km away - Decisionapplication due Q3 2025
16.1 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due April 2027
16.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
16.7 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2024
17.1 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 202520.3 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: Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.2 km); Bromborough Dock (landfill gas, 3.7 km); Burbo Bank Energy Storage (battery storage, 5.0 km); Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 5.6 km); Land at Carnegie Road (battery storage, 7.9 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.