Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Stafford › Neighbourhood Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford › Postcode ST16 1WH What's changing near ST16 1WH Within 2 km, around Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford in Stafford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
324 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
150 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
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 11 new homes completed houses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 17 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 53 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 23 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 62 new homes completed 12 flats, 50 houses · Feb 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 15 new homes completed houses · May 2025 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Feb 2026 – May 2026
May 2026 New homes 35 new homes completed houses · May 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 14 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025 New homes 34 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025 New homes 5 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – May 2025
May 2025 New homes 30 new homes completed houses · Nov 2024 – May 2025
May 2025 6 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
9 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in ST16 1WH 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 Sewage Pumping Station into Ditch Tributary Of River Sow 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km away Severn Trent Water Creswell Manor Farm Sps into River Snow Via C. Flash / T.D. 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 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 15 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (5 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Pets at Home Distribution Centre, Stone Road - PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 900 kW
Dec 2023 Rooftop solar West Midlands Ambulance Service, Tollgate Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2025 Battery storage Grey Friars Way - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar Sainsburys, Chell Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2025 Rooftop solar County Hospital, Weston Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 730 kW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Stafford Leisure Centre, Lammascote Road - Solar Panels Being built · 260 kW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Staffordshire Police Authority, Weston Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Sept 2025 Solar farm Hanyards Lane, Tixall - Solar Energy Park Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jun 2024 Rooftop solar Stafford Manor High School, Rising Brook - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2025 Solar farm Aston Marina, Lichfield Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Dec 2024 Road and street works within 1 km 9 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor Beaconside, Stafford Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
May 2027 to May 2027 Minor Stone Road, Stafford Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Ashdale Drive, Stafford Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Ashdale Drive, Stafford New service connection · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor A34 From M6 Roundabout At Creswell, Stafford Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2027 to Jul 2027 Minor A34 From M6 Roundabout At Creswell, Stafford Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
May 2027 to May 2027 Minor Redhill, Stafford Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Trinity Rise, Stafford Remedial works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor First Avenue, Stafford Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Mar 2014 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 Decided decided May 2020 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 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: Eccleshall Biomass (biomass, 9.2 km); Brookfield Farm AD Plant (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.5 km); Meece Landfill (landfill gas, 9.7 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.