Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Stafford › Neighbourhood Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford › Postcode ST16 3YQ What's changing near ST16 3YQ Within 2 km, around Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford in Stafford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
137 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
159 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 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 14 new homes completed houses · Nov 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 Planning permission Permission for 9 homes The Emerald Club 31 Marston Road Stafford Staffordshire ST16 3BT (full planning permission) Dec 2024 Planning permission Aug 2023 Planning permission Mar 2023 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
10 since energy certificates began (2008)
3 in ST16 3YQ itself
Extended certificate 2025 Extended certificate 2023 Extended certificate 2021 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 No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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 20 planned, approved or being built and 0 running. Those within 5 km are on the map above.
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 County Hospital, Weston Road - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 730 kW
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Sainsburys, Chell Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 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 Rooftop solar Pets at Home Distribution Centre, Stone Road - PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 900 kW
Dec 2023 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 Rooftop solar Acton Trussell - Solar System Approved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jul 2022 Road and street works within 1 km 5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Coronation Road, Stafford Remedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Coronation Road, Stafford Remedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Beaconside, Stafford Utility asset works · Electricity Network Company Limited · Multi-way signals
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027 Standard Tollgate Farm Access, Stafford Utility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor The Haybarn, 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.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.