Country England and Wales › Region South West › Council Somerset › Neighbourhood Stockmoor & North Petherton › Postcode TA6 6LX What's changing near TA6 6LX Within 2 km, around Stockmoor & North Petherton in Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
24 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.8% like-for-like prices in Stockmoor & North Petherton, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+24% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 12 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
15 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
32 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in TA6 6LX itself
Extended certificate 2022 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 1 storm overflows within 2 km
246 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
19 spill events counted
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 19 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (52 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Impens Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Dec 2022 Battery storage Impens Farm - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Dec 2022 Solar farm North Newton Solar Farm Planning application in · 30 MW
Feb 2026 Battery storage Shearston, North Petherton - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Aug 2022 Energy from waste Showground Road Being built · 8 MW
Jul 2019 Energy from waste Showground Road, Bridgwater Energy Recovery Facility Planning application in · 8 MW
Oct 2020 Rooftop solar Novolex, Brue Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2025 Rooftop solar Morrisons, Broadway - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 360 kW
Feb 2024 Battery storage Summerway Drove, East Bower - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 90 MW
Feb 2025 Solar farm Saltlands Avenue - Solar Parks Planning application in · 9 MW
Jan 2022 Battery storage Saltlands Avenue -Battery Storage
Road and street works within 1 km 5 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned North Street, Bridgwater Utility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned High Street, Bridgwater Utility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Dancing Hill, Bridgwater Utility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Bridgwater Road, Bridgwater Highway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Bridgwater Road, Bridgwater Highway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
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 Pre-application application due January 2027 Decided decided Mar 2013 Decided decided Jan 2021 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: Cobbs Cross Solar Park (solar farm, 2.8 km); Park Wall Solar Park (solar farm, 4.3 km); Summerway Drove (solar farm, 4.8 km); Lower Marsh Farm (solar farm, 7.7 km); Higher Knapp Farm (solar farm, 8.1 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.