A guide to living in Cambridgeshire

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Relatively close to shops, lovely brand new houses everywhere, parking is very good as we have a 2 car driveway

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Not had any as of yet however they seem good and reliable

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

A viewing was very hard to get given how new the property is.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Just waiting for the hub to be completed and then it will be perfect as i would prefer to be able to walk to a local shop rather than drive. Everything else is perfect

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

took a couple of days to respond but then someone was around within an hour

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

nothing! everything was as expected the road isnt finished yet so there is quite a bit of dust of the moment but its only temporary

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Really convenient being close to the local supermarket and has the option of Salento for great coffee and Italian food. Parking is plentiful and bin collections are regular. I have experienced no anti-social behaviour, and traffic noise is moderate, but apartments on the front of the development seem to be fairly well insulated to noise.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Slightly limited public transport links to get into the centre of Cambridge

What is the best feature of your home:

Good-sized kitchen area with integrated appliances and excellent views from the balcony.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

We are happy to have a supermarket, café, children's play area, nursery and school, but we would like to have a normal gym (not just the very expensive Reformer one). Medical services for the neighbourhood (GP and dentist) would also be good. The park and ride buses are great, but too expensive and finish much too early in the evenings. A bus service to the train station would be very helpful. The cycle paths are great. Sometimes people (I think visitors, not residents) park on paved areas blocking cycle paths or too close to junctions. There are also issues with anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and vehicle and bicycle theft from people coming in from outside the development. It seems to take a long time for issues with the apartment or building to be fixed after reoprting them - even serious security issues like the building front door lock not working properly.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

The neighbours WhatsApp group is helpful for community events, advice on home maintenance and electricity and Internet providers. Barbecues are not allowed in apartment gardens or anywhere on the development except house gardens.

What is the best feature of your home:

Peace and quiet, modern design and appliances, great heating system

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Great Haddon is located conveniently close to local shops and restaurants. The neighborhood is quiet, outside of occasional construction and parking is no issue due to designated parking spots.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Since moving in Nigel Cherry has been my go to for getting any issues resolved.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I would reccomend placing an order for bins as soon as possible as they can take several weeks to arrive.