The historic 16th-century building, which closed abruptly in February 2025, will be auctioned next month after failing to attract a buyer at higher asking prices. The price is starting at £1.5 million, despite the original asking price being £3.5 million when the property went on the market.
People living in the £130m Millers Quay development at Birkenhead docks say a strong community is already forming, though they are hoping for more local amenities. Plans have been made for a David Lloyd gym in the area, as well as other facilities.
Enabling works for a major 1,600-home Birkenhead development could soon begin, as plans to transform the town centre move forward.
The first homeowners have moved into Lottie Gardens, a new housing development off Quarry Road East, built on the former Unilever research site. The site features one- to four-bedroom homes, each with a private garden.
Permission has been granted to convert the former Leaf restaurant in West Kirby into a supermarket and residential development.
An application to convert a six-bedroom house on Westbank Road into a large HMO has been refused after councillors branded it 'terrible' and officers ruled it would create 'cramped living conditions'.
More than 1,600 households across Wirral will benefit from a new in-house repairs service as Onward Homes takes over maintenance from a previous contractor. Wirral is the company's first area in Merseyside that they are serving.
A mixed-used property is set to go under the hammer in an online auction on September 6. The property on Grange Road, which houses The Drunken Duck and three self-contained apartments, is on the market for £340,000 to purchase and generates around £37,200 in rental income a year.
New homes have been completed where the Foxfield School once stood on New Hey Road. 66 new two-, three-, and four-bedroom houses were finished, available to rent and buy through shared ownership, renting, or Rent to Buy. They were created by Lovell Partnerships and Onward Homes.
Land at Howson Street in Rock Ferry and Pearson Road in Tranmere are among six surplus council sites being considered for affordable housing development under a new strategic framework.
Wirral's largest housing provider has signed a deal to purchase 50 homes within ten days of securing major financing from Santander. They were given £40 million in funding, but are expected to reach £77 million in negotiations with other financiers.
Construction has begun on Driftwood Gardens, an 80-home affordable housing development for over-55s on Pasture Road, with completion expected by summer next year.
Construction has begun on the second phase of Redbridge Quay, delivering 90 waterside apartments as part of the ongoing transformation of Birkenhead's Northbank neighbourhood.
Churchill Living Ltd has been selected as the preferred bidder to redevelop the former Heswall Day Centre into housing for over-60s, subject to planning consent. The centre closed in 2024 over repair concerns.
Estate agents report growing demand from Liverpool buyers seeking better value in Wirral, with average prices rising 8.8% in the past year.
Goodyear Tyres UK and Easy Bathrooms have signed ten-year leases at the newly completed second phase of The Croft development, with four units still available.
