Country England and Wales › Region North West › Council Wirral › Neighbourhood Thurstaston & Irby › Postcode CH61 8TR What's changing near CH61 8TR Within 2 km, around Thurstaston & Irby in Wirral. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
22 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
42 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.4% like-for-like prices in Thurstaston & Irby, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
+26% 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 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
15 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in CH61 8TR 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 13 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (14 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2023 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 Sainsburys, Woodchurch Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar Valley Road, Bidston - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023 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 Battery storage Biffa Waste Services, Dock Road South - Battery Storage Units Approved, not yet built
Dec 2022 Rooftop solar Tipographic, Morpeth Wharf - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 810 kW
May 2023 Rooftop solar St Marys College, Wallasey Village - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 310 kW
Sept 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Irby Road, Irby Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Telegraph Road, Thurstaston Highway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard The Crescent, Irby Highway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Woodfield Road, Pensby Remedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Ridgemere Road, Pensby Highway improvement works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Thingwall Road, Irby Utility asset works · Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Minor Telegraph Road, Heswall Utility asset works · VODAFONE GROUP · No 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 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 2014 Pre-application application due April 2027 Decided decided Sept 2023 Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 7.5 km); Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston (rooftop solar, 8.1 km); Burbo Bank Energy Storage (battery storage, 8.2 km); Bromborough Dock (landfill gas, 8.5 km); Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 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.