By William Davis

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Stafford’s median house price has surged more than 80 per cent since 2020 from $670,000 to $1.2 million, according to Domain, as Flat Lizard Brewing joined contemporary Happy Valley along with coffee haunts Q Roasters and Elixir.

The previously boarded-up bowls club has become a family-favourite. The car yard on the corner of Webster and Stafford roads was razed to make way for a new development, and the old tyre shop across the road seems destined for a similar fate.

A proposal from developer Open Architecture Studio wants to ramp up the transformation, with homes to spring out of the industrial banks overlooking the water, along with a new food district, retail hub, and playgrounds.

The area, about 1300 metres long featuring the largely commercial precinct running along the brook between Shand Street and Gamelin Crescent, includes Stafford City Shopping Centre, Bunnings Warehouse, Hoyts Cinemas and several sports fields.