What's changing near PR9 8LL
Within 2 km, around Crossens in Sefton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
25new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.7%like-for-like prices in Crossens, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.4%)
-11%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. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
0in PR9 8LL 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
239hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
66spill events counted
- United Utilities
Southport Wwtwinto Crossens Pool · near bathing water: Southport; St Annes; St. Annes North; Blackpool South26 spills, 118 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Outs119 Rufford Rd Cso 382pzinto Three Pools Waterway · near bathing water: Southport31 spills, 69 hours in 2025
250 m away - United Utilities
Balmoral Drive/North Road Csointo River Ribble · near bathing water: Southport3 spills, 26 hours in 2025
350 m away - United Utilities
Tbcinto Three Pool'S Waterway6 spills, 26 hours in 2025
350 m away
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
6 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (1 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Crossens Pumping Station - Solar ArrayBeing built
Jul 2023
800 m away - Solar farm
Crossens Pumping Station - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2022
2.9 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Crowland Street - Energy Recovery ParkPlanning application in
Nov 2021
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Feb 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Dunes, Esplanade - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Dec 2025
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Huntapac Produce Limited, Blackgate Lane - Solar Photovoltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2023
5.8 km away
Running nearest: Carr Farm (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.7 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
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Preston New Road, SouthportUtility asset works · BT · Two-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
1000 m away - Standard
Pool Street, SouthportPermanent reinstatement · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Balmoral Drive, SouthportRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 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
- Decideddecided Sept 2026
12.9 km away - Decideddecided May 2015
17.6 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2020
19.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2015
26.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
26.8 km away - Pre-application
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectElectric Lines · The area of Irish Sea in English waters and a land fall area reaching from Crosby at the southern end, to Fleetwood at the northern end and Penwortham at the Eastern extent application due March 2029
26.9 km away - Pre-application
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.