Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Stafford › Neighbourhood Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford › Postcode ST16 1JR What's changing near ST16 1JR Within 2 km, around Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford in Stafford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
293 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
165 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.0% like-for-like prices in Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
+27% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homes Planning granted School opened Extended home Storm overflow Energy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 11 new homes completed houses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 2.0 km away New homes 37 new homes completed houses · Feb 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 1.9 km away New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Mar 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 1.8 km away New homes 32 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026 1.9 km away New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Feb 2026 – May 2026
May 2026 2.0 km away New homes 35 new homes completed houses · May 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 2.0 km away New homes 23 new homes completed houses · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026 2.0 km away New homes 13 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 1.9 km away New homes 18 new homes completed houses · Jun 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 1.8 km away New homes 13 new homes completed houses · Feb 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025 1.7 km away New homes 14 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 1.8 km away New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Jun 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025 1.9 km away 4 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
10 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in ST16 1JR itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km 2 storm overflows within 2 km
0 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Creswell Manor Farm Sps into River Snow Via C. Flash / T.D. 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
200 m away Severn Trent Water Creswell Sewage Pumping Station into Ditch Tributary Of River Sow 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 18 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Grey Friars Way - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Mar 2024 1.7 km away Rooftop solar Pets at Home Distribution Centre, Stone Road - PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 900 kW
Dec 2023 1.7 km away Rooftop solar Sainsburys, Chell Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2025 2.2 km away Rooftop solar West Midlands Ambulance Service, Tollgate Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2025 2.5 km away Rooftop solar Stafford Leisure Centre, Lammascote Road - Solar Panels Being built · 260 kW
Dec 2024 3.1 km away Rooftop solar County Hospital, Weston Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 730 kW
Sept 2025 3.4 km away Rooftop solar Staffordshire Police Authority, Weston Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Sept 2025 4.4 km away Rooftop solar Stafford Manor High School, Rising Brook - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2025 4.5 km away Solar farm Hanyards Lane, Tixall - Solar Energy Park Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jun 2024 5.8 km away Rooftop solar Acton Trussell - Solar System Approved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jul 2022 6.4 km away Road and street works within 1 km 14 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Crab Lane, Stafford Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 400 m away Major, planned Creswell Grove, Creswell Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 650 m away Major Creswell Grove, Creswell Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away Standard Creswell Grove, Creswell Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away Minor Bracken Close, Stafford Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away Minor A34 From M6 Roundabout At Creswell, Stafford Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2027 to Oct 2027 650 m away Minor Woodlands Road, Stafford Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away Minor Trinity Rise, Stafford Remedial works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away Minor First Avenue, Stafford Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Mar 2014 6.1 km away Decided Meaford Energy Centre Generating Stations · Former Meaford Power Station site, east of Meaford Road, to the north of the town of Stone decided Jul 2016 11.5 km away Decided decided May 2020 15.4 km away Decided M54 to M6 Link Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 19.6 km away Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Brookfield Farm AD Plant (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.9 km); Eccleshall Biomass (biomass, 9.0 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.