What's changing near CH43 2LZ
Within 2 km, around Claughton South & Oxton North in Wirral. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
39new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
81homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.8%like-for-like prices in Claughton South & Oxton North, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
-8%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
500 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
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.1 km away - New schoolFeb 2025
1.4 km away - New school
New school: Woodchurch Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led, primary
Oct 2023
950 m away - Planning permissionDec 2021
1.7 km away - Planning permissionOct 2021
1.1 km away - Planning permissionOct 2021
1.0 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.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
20since energy certificates began (2008)
6in CH43 2LZ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2019
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extended
Storm overflows within 2 km
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0spill events counted
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
35 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (145 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
600 m away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2025
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Nov 2025
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Valley Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Tipographic, Morpeth Wharf - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
May 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco, Bidston Link Road, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Sept 2025
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Pharmacy, Bidston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2026
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2023
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
4.8 km away - Wind farm
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
4.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Mount Pleasant, OxtonHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Woodchurch Road, WoodchurchHighway improvement works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Standard
Jarrow Close, OxtonNew service connection · MANWEB · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Standard
Fairview Road, OxtonHighway improvement works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Birch Road, OxtonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 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
4.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
14.8 km away - Decisionapplication due Q3 2025
16.0 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2024
16.8 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due April 2027
18.6 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 202522.6 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.
Running nearest: Burbo Bank Energy Storage (battery storage, 3.9 km); Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.9 km); Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 5.3 km); Bromborough Dock (landfill gas, 5.8 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.