What's changing near TA6 3EG
Within 2 km, around Bridgwater Town in Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
92new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.4%like-for-like prices in Bridgwater Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
850 m away - New homes
33 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
37 new homes completed6 flats, 31 houses · Apr 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
2.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 16 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
0in TA6 3EG 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
118hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
72spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Taunton Road Psinto River Parrett(Tidal)(E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North15 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Wessex Water
Chilton Street(Saltlands) Psinto River Parrett(Tidal)(E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North15 spills, 28 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Wessex Water
Colley Lane Pumping Stationinto River Parrett(E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North11 spills, 28 hours in 2025
800 m away - Wessex Water
East Quay Pumping Stationinto River Parrett (E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North22 spills, 15 hours in 2025
550 m away - Wessex Water
Pumping Station At Bristol Roadinto River Parrett (Estuarine) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North8 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Wessex Water
West Quay Psinto River Parrett (E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North1 spills, 5 hours in 2025
600 m away - Wessex Water
Blake Gardens Psinto River Parrett (Estuarine) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 m 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
13 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (71 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Broadway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Feb 2024
250 m away - Rooftop solar
Novolex, Brue Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2025
950 m away - Solar farm
Saltlands Avenue - Solar ParksPlanning application in · 9 MW
Jan 2022
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Saltlands Avenue -Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jan 2022
1.9 km away - Energy from waste
Showground RoadBeing built · 8 MW
Jul 2019
2.2 km away - Energy from waste
Showground Road, Bridgwater Energy Recovery FacilityPlanning application in · 8 MW
Oct 2020
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Summerway Drove, East Bower - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 90 MW
Feb 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Butcombe Beer Store, The Polden Business Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Mar 2023
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Cannington - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
May 2022
5.2 km away - Solar farm
Impens Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Dec 2022
5.3 km away - Battery storage
Impens Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Cranleigh Gardens, BridgwaterHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Broadway, BridgwaterUtility asset works · NWP STREET LTD (formerly New World Payphones Ltd) · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Minor
St Mary Street, BridgwaterUtility asset works · BT · Two-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
200 m away - Minor
Monmouth Street, BridgwaterUtility asset works · BT · Lane closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
650 m away - Minor
Church Street, BridgwaterUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Monmouth Street, BridgwaterUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due January 2027
9.5 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2013
12.5 km away - Pre-application
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material ChangeElectric Lines · The Project proposes permanent access infrastructure for the purpose of maintenance access and operation at locations between Bridgwater and Seabank, in the administrative boundaries of Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils. application due January 2028
26.4 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
28.1 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: Park Wall Solar Park (solar farm, 2.6 km); Cobbs Cross Solar Park (solar farm, 2.7 km); Summerway Drove (solar farm, 2.8 km); Horsey Levels - Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.3 km); Puriton Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.0 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.