What's changing near CH62 7AR
Within 2 km, around Bromborough North in Wirral. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
21new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.6%like-for-like prices in Bromborough North, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack 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. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
11since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CH62 7AR 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
2spill 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (165 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Biffa Waste Services, Dock Road South - Battery Storage UnitsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022
1.9 km away - Energy from waste
Hooton ParkBeing built · 28 MW
Nov 2018
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Jaguar Landrover Phoenix Building, Eric Foundation Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025
4.7 km away - Battery storage
Leisure United Jericho Lane - Micro Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Aigburth Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2021
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Woodchurch Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2026
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco SuperstoreApproved, not yet built
Apr 2021
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
6.3 km away - Wind farm
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022
6.3 km away - Solar farm
Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2023
6.4 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Wolfrick Drive, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Morello Drive, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major
Venables Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Major
Valleybrook Grove, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Venables Drive, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Major
Heronpark Way, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Hornby Road, BromboroughUtility repair and maintenance works · MANWEB · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Palatine Road, BromboroughRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 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
8.5 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due April 2027
12.2 km away - Decisionapplication due Q3 2025
12.6 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2024
13.9 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 2025
17.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 201421.4 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 gas, 2.0 km); Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.9 km); Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston (rooftop solar, 5.4 km); Native River (battery storage, 7.9 km); National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane - Battery Storage (battery storage, 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.