Country England and Wales › Region North West › Council Sefton › Neighbourhood Formby Central & Freshfield South › Postcode L37 3AA What's changing near L37 3AA Within 2 km, around Formby Central & Freshfield South in Sefton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
132 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+9.1% like-for-like prices in Formby Central & Freshfield South, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.4%)
+8% 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 homes 23 new homes completed 8 flats, 15 houses · Apr 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 26 new homes completed 1 flats, 25 houses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 5 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025 New homes 16 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – May 2025
May 2025 New homes 14 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025 New homes 13 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 21 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 70 m²
28 since energy certificates began (2008)
10 in L37 3AA itself
Extended certificate 2017 Extended certificate 2017 Extended certificate 2017 Extended certificate 2017 Extended certificate 2017 Extended certificate 2017 Extended Storm overflows within 2 km 1 storm overflows within 2 km
952 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
75 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 1 running (300 kW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Formby High School - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Jun 2022 Solar farm North Moss Lane - Solar Photovoltaic Farm Approved, not yet built · 9 MW
Aug 2025 Rooftop solar Suttons Farm, Lord Sefton Way - Solar Pv System Approved, not yet built · 450 kW
Jun 2024 Solar farm Jemmys Carr Being built · 5 MW
Sept 2019 Solar farm Land at Tip Field Being built · 5 MW
Sept 2019 Rooftop solar Pawfect Retreat, Moor Farm - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2023 Rooftop solar Deyes Academy Redevelopment Being built · 630 kW
Aug 2022 Rooftop solar Meadows Leisure Centre, Hall Lane - Solar Photovoltaic System Approved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jan 2025 Running nearest: Ainsdale Wastewater Treatment Works (solar farm, 4.3 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 5 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
Major, planned Sumner Road, Formby New service connection · MANWEB · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Sumner Road, Formby New service connection · MANWEB · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Phillips Lane, Formby Utility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Liverpool Road, Formby Utility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Freshfield Road, Formby Utility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
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 Decided decided May 2015 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 Decided decided Sept 2026 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.
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.