Southport Local Information
Practical local information for Southport: house prices, train times, roadworks, things to do and the borough's planning decisions, each one linked back to the official source.
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Formby Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Formby weather today: light drizzle, 11°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 47% chance of rain and winds up to 6 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Southport Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Southport today: unleaded from 138.8p and diesel from 142.8p a litre, across 7 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the...
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Southport Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Southport weather today: drizzle, 12°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 53% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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Southport Roadworks This Week: Kew Roundabout and Lord St
Lane narrowing at Kew Roundabout; Lord Street shuts 8am to 1pm on Sunday 8 November. Switch Island shuts nights to 8 November; trains normal from 7 November.
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Southport bin days: last green bin rounds in November
Southport's last green bin collections of 2026 are on 9, 16 or 23 November, with none in December to February. Find your bin day, the colours, bulky waste.
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Parking in Southport: £6, or £1.70 next door
The cheapest all-day parking in Southport, with every Sefton car park tariff, the free car park at Botanic Gardens and where Blue Badge holders can park.
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Southport council tax 2026/27: £2,564.73 at band D
Band D in Southport is £2,564.73 this year, up 4.99%. Every band A to H, the four precepts, and the £108.50 gap to West Lancashire up the road.
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Southport house prices: £218,000 median, area by area
The middle Southport home sold for £218,000 on Land Registry records. Sold-price medians for Birkdale, Ainsdale, Churchtown, Formby, Crosby, by property type.
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Southport trains: Liverpool in 47 min, London in 3h
Liverpool Central takes 47 minutes and costs £8.50 single. Manchester, the London change at Wigan, last trains home and the £2 event fare, all checked.
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Things to do in Southport 2026: the pier is still shut
Southport Pier stays closed for its £20m rebuild. Everything else that is open, with 2026 prices checked at source, from a free museum to £8.50 model trains.
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Southport planning news: Local Plan comments close 18 Sept
Sefton's new Local Plan decides where homes go up to 2044, and the first comment window shuts at midnight on 18 September 2026. What it covers and how to reply.
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Southport Christmas bins 2026: dates due in December
Sefton has not set its Christmas 2026 bin dates yet. Last year it moved rounds a day earlier, not later. The 2025 table, the tips and what to expect.
Schools
Sefton term dates 2026/27: schools break up 18 December
Sefton schools break up on Friday 18 December and return on 4 January. Half terms, INSET days, and the Southport schools whose October break is two weeks.
Trains
Southport Christmas trains 2026: no trains Christmas Day
No trains run from Southport on Christmas Day. Merseyrail ran a Boxing Day service last year and Northern did not. Last trains, New Year and what is still TBC.
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Southport tip opening times: 8am to 5pm from 1 October
Southport tip opening times on Foul Lane for winter, from 1 October to 31 March, and the three days it shuts at Christmas. Plus vans, asbestos and booking.