What's changing near CH42 9PN
Within 2 km, around Oxton South in Wirral. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
83new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
143homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.7%like-for-like prices in Oxton South, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy 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
900 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
30 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.5 km away - New school
New school: Well Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led, primary
Jul 2025
850 m away - New schoolFeb 2025
450 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.1 km away - New school
New school: Woodchurch Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led, primary
Oct 2023
550 m away - New school
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
0in CH42 9PN 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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
36 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
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Nov 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Tipographic, Morpeth Wharf - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
May 2023
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
3.7 km away - Wind farm
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Valley Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023
4.1 km away - Solar farm
Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2023
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Port Of Liverpool Building, Mann Island - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco, Bidston Link Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Sept 2025
4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major
Mount Road, TranmereHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2027
500 m away - Major, planned
Hesketh Avenue, Rock FerryHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Hesketh Avenue, Rock FerryHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Mount Pleasant, OxtonHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major, planned
Woodchurch Road, WoodchurchHighway improvement works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Everest Road, TranmereDisconnection or alteration of supply · MANWEB · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Standard
Astonwood Road, TranmereDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Fairview Road, OxtonHighway improvement works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Bebington Road, Rock FerryUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026900 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
4.0 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
15.9 km away - Decisionapplication due Q3 2025
15.9 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2024
16.8 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due April 2027
17.5 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 202521.3 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, 4.1 km); Burbo Bank Energy Storage (battery storage, 4.5 km); Bromborough Dock (landfill gas, 4.6 km); Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 4.9 km); Port of Liverpool - wind (wind farm, 8.6 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.