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Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any L and PR postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Sefton
- 5planning applications this week
- 164.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 172.9p
- 36hygiene scores this month
- 7,126local businesses listed
- 66food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
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Road closed: Knowsley Road (Hutchison 3g)
19 Oct to 21 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Knowsley Road, Bootle -
Road closed: Woolfall Terrace (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council)
19 Oct to 23 Oct. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Woolfall Terrace, Seaforth -
Approved: Rear extension at 9 Hawthorne Crescent Formby
Erection of a two-storey side extension, including first floor extension over existing single-storey converted garage, single-storey rear extension and new porch to existing dwellinghouse.
9 Hawthorne Crescent Formby L37 4JF -
Approved: Planning application at 34 Highfield Park Maghull
Demolition of existing garage structure with construction of an enlarged detached garage and storage outbuilding.
34 Highfield Park Maghull L31 6EA
Sefton in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
6,723crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£235kmiddle price, 798 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
105applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
36hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
60roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
164.9pcheapest unleadedat Go Aintree · most around 172.9p · dearest 178.9p · 29 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
54events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
18street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
104schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
296GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
465charities based in SeftonEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory7,126 shops, trades and services across Sefton, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any L and PR postcode in Sefton, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
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Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Sefton too.