Wirral Local Information
Practical local information for Wirral: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Wirral Roadworks: M53 Shut at Eastham, Kingsway One Lane
The M53 southbound shuts at Eastham Viaduct 8pm to 6am from Monday 5 October and the Kingsway tunnel drops to one lane. Queensway shuts fully from 12 October.
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Wirral Bin Days: Only Friday Rounds Move at Christmas
Wirral collects on Monday 31 August and Monday 28 December as normal. Only Friday rounds shift: 25 December to Sunday 27, New Year's Day to Saturday 2 January.
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Parking in Wirral: £6 All Day, Sundays Included
Council car parks charge £6 all day, 8am to 6.30pm, seven days a week, Sundays included. Birkenhead on-street is £5. Tariffs, permits, fines, station parking.
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Wirral Council Tax 2026/27: Band A £1,667, D £2,500
The full band A to H charge for Wirral in 2026/27, up 4.99%. Where the money goes, the band G error on the council's own page, and support cut to 50% in April.
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Wirral trains to Liverpool: 29 min, £1,400 a year
West Kirby to Liverpool Central is 29 minutes, four trains an hour. Journey times from every Wirral station, 2026 Railpass costs and the route to London.
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Things to do in Wirral: Port Sunlight £8, park free
Port Sunlight Museum is £8 and the Lady Lever next door is free. Ten Wirral days out with prices checked in August 2026, and one you should not trust.
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Wirral house prices: £217,000, Heswall four times CH41
The average Wirral home sold for £217,000 in May 2026, up 6.5%. Heswall's median is £440,000 and Birkenhead's £110,000. Every postcode district, ranked.
Planning
Wirral planning: 14,400 homes, all on brownfield
Wirral's Local Plan wants 14,400 homes by 2040 with no Green Belt release, and the inspectors found land for 11,800. Where they go, and what comes next.
Schools
Wirral School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 October
Wirral schools break for half term on 26 to 30 October and for Christmas on 18 December. Birkenhead School takes two weeks in October and ends summer on 2 July.
Travel
Wirral Christmas Trains: Last Merseyrail About 8.30pm
Last year Merseyrail's last trains left about 8.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve; tunnels were free on Christmas Day. 2026 times are due in December.
Half Term
Wirral October Half Term: 26 to 30 October, What's On
Wirral's October half term runs from 26 to 30 October 2026. Nine things on that week, from Fireman Sam at the Floral Pavilion to a Port Sunlight ghost walk.
Recycling
Wirral Tip Opening Times: 8am to 5pm From 1 October
Bidston, Clatterbridge and West Kirby tips close at 5pm from 1 October, not 8pm. All three shut on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Vans must book.