Selective licensing · Wirral Council
Wirral Council designation of areas for Selective Licensing, 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2025 (council name: Scheme 3, the 2020 to 2025 scheme)
- Status
- Ended
- Dates
- 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2025
- Designated
- 9 March 2020
- Applies to
- Privately rented homes in six small areas of Birkenhead and Wallasey: Birkenhead South, Egerton North, Egremont Promenade South, Egremont South, Seacombe Library and Tranmere Lairds, apart from Mariners' Park in Egremont Promenade South. The scheme ended on 30 September 2025. Egremont South and Tranmere Lairds are in the 2025 to 2030 scheme.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The designation covers a defined area of Wirral Council. Check your exact address with the checker below and against the map on the council’s designation page, because scheme boundaries are drawn street by street.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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