About Hayfield

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Positives:
Great Gransden has a very low crime rate.
It is an award winning village and it is easy to see why when you take a stroll; it’s very quaint, quiet and charming.
The local school is superb.
The local post office / convenient store store is deceivingly convenient in all it has to offer.
There is no noise pollution or ASB on or near Hayfield Avenue.
The Cambridge Fish Bar comes to Great Gransden every Thursday and the fish and chips are amazing.

Negatives:
The only public house (The Crown & Cushion) is still currently closed.
The closest restaurant is in Caxton which is No 77 Thai Restaurant & Bar.
Many of the ‘Anti-Hayfield Development’ residents in Great Gransden do not like any of the residents on Hayfield Avenue. Opposition is still very raw and strong.
There isn’t a local children play park.

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

I wish we had know how little storage we had inside the house. Storage is not something that is spoken of in any detail during the viewings and it’s definitely an important thing to think about early doors. Despite us being very prudent in having built in wardrobes installed as an extra to both bedroom 2 and 3, even now we still struggle. If your house does not have a garage, you’re going to need a shed installed in the rear garden pronto and you’re going to need to research ‘storage hacks’.

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

They have responded quickly, politely and efficiently every time.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

The great thing about living on Hayfield green is without doubt the location. Wonderfully rural and a part of the ancient village which has fantastic history. Also its good to know that a Brownfield site (Ex RAF Stanton Harcourt) has been utilised rather than green belt. There is a local newsagent who also stocks emergency items, however there is a new bus service to Eynsham and all the large supermarkets deliver here anyway. Witney is only 7 Miles away for shopping and Oxford is about the same for the theatre. The local Pub “The Harcourt Arms” is a lovely place with wonderful food. It is very quiet here with only the odd passing plane from RAF Brize Norton but they are pretty infrequent and surprisingly quiet. The lack of street lights means you get a wonderful starry night too. Bin collections are normal and parking is not currently an issue with houses having at least room to park 2 cars and other visitor parking is available off the road. There has been a small amount of anti-social behaviour but residents here do not put up with this and report it straight away and this has now abated. We are close to many public footpaths and the river Thames is only 1 mile away. I love it here and it is the best place I have ever lived.

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

I would have liked to have had a detailed explanation on the operation of the Air Source Heat Pump system. The housing association staff had no idea about it and the plumbers who fitted it also had little knowledge.
I would say that as the house is highly insulated this ASHP system works well.

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

Yes I had some snagging and this has been dealt with to my satisfaction

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Clifton us a lovely place to live . It has great amenities with a Tesco Extra , post office local butcher a great Indian and Chinese and pubs to name a few. Bin collections are regular and on time and they’re is extra recycling facilities nearby.

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

The internet is a fixed thing and costly. it runs differently than normal and although there is a few choices of company’s to go with it’s all about the same in costs. Also for now mobile signals are very poor.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

The local shops are good quality, we have a very convenient shop in the village about a 3-4 minute walking distance from Hayfield estate, which also includes a post office.
Tesco express and co op are also up the road about 10-12 mins in Gamlingay/Potton. Big Tesco in st Neots also 15 mins away. 8 mins from village is Morrison’s in Cambourne.
All transport links are on average 15-20mins from Great Gransden (Trainline wise). Driving wise, takes 20 mins until you’re on the A1 out of Biggleswade.
Living in the street is great, neighbours are lovely. Not happy with the rubbish left by builders at Hayfield though, everyday I either see cigarettes or packets on our landscaping areas around our houses. Can’t wait until they’re gone. Bin collection is superb.

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

The option to have additional extras such as more built in wardrobes. If I knew this was possible earlier, I would have requested these.

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

Overall responses have been prompt, however a few times I have had to chase up several times for things. I still have an outstanding snag which has been outstanding since I moved in.