Country England and Wales › Region North West › Council Wirral › Neighbourhood Hoylake › Postcode CH47 3AH What's changing near CH47 3AH Within 2 km, around Hoylake in Wirral. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
0 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
6 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.3% like-for-like prices in Hoylake, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
-7% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first School closed School closed: TLG Wirral Other independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Dec 2022 New school New school: TLG Wirral Other independent special school, other independent special school
Jul 2022 Planning permission Jul 2021 School closed School closed: Kingsmead School Other independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2020 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 0 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 51 m²
29 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in CH47 3AH 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 1 storm overflows within 2 km
125 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
32 spill 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 8 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Tesco, Bidston Link Road, Bidston - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Tesco Pharmacy, Bidston - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 490 kW
Nov 2025 Rooftop solar Valley Road, Bidston - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar St Marys College, Wallasey Village - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 310 kW
Sept 2025 Solar farm Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2023 Rooftop solar Sainsburys, Woodchurch Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2026 Running nearest: Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 6.7 km); Burbo Bank Energy Storage (battery storage, 8.0 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.
Road and street works within 1 km 8 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major Lee Road, Hoylake Highway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Sea View, Hoylake Highway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026 Standard Newton Road, Hoylake Disconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Ethelbert Road, Meols Disconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Market Street, Hoylake Disconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Market Street, Hoylake Utility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Charles Road, Hoylake Utility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Queens Road, Hoylake Remedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Sept 2014 Pre-application Mersey Tidal Power Project Generating 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 Decision application due Q3 2025 Decided decided Mar 2024 Decided decided Sept 2023 Pre-application application due April 2027 Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.