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New council homes in South Cambridgeshire

New council homes

On this page you can find information about:

  • new homes being built
  • completed developments
  • potential future developments

Some of the new homes will be available as affordable rent properties. Once they are complete, you will be able to register your interest in these homes via Home-Link.

The rest of the new homes will be available through a shared ownership scheme. Even before these homes are complete, they will be advertised privately.

All of our new homes are built to high specifications and are energy efficient, with double glazed windows. Some homes also have solar panels or are powered by air source heat pumps.

Potential tenants or buyers who have a local connection will be prioritised for all of our new build homes.

All properties will be advertised through HomeLink a few months before to their completion. The shared ownership properties are advertised through William H Brown. For further details, please contact them at SCDC@williamhbrown.co.uk.

All Saints Gardens, Barrington

Working alongside Redrow Homes, we expect to complete on 13 affordable properties by end of Spring 2024. These properties are made up of:

For affordable rent

  • 4 maisonette homes with 1 bedroom
  • 7 houses with 2 bedrooms

For shared ownership

  • 2 houses with 2 bedrooms

Cottenham Grove, Cottenham

Our second development working alongside Redrow Homes, we expect to complete on 10 affordable properties by end of Spring 2024. These properties are made up of:

For affordable rent

  • 2 maisonette homes with 1 bedroom
  • 3 houses with 2 bedrooms

For shared ownership

  • 2 houses with 3 bedrooms
  • 3 houses with 2 bedrooms

Northstowe, Phase 2B

Working with developers, Keepmoat, we were successful in our acquisition of 60 affordable rent properties. The scheme will be made up of:

  • 11 apartments with 1 bedroom
  • 25 apartments with 2 bedrooms
  • 18 houses with 2 bedrooms
  • 4 houses with 3 bedrooms
  • 2 houses with 4 bedrooms

These new homes are expected to complete in phases between Spring 2024 and Winter 2026. 

New Road, Over

Working alongside Hayfield Homes, we expect to complete on 18 affordable properties by early Summer 2024. These properties are made up of:

For affordable rent

  • 4 maisonette homes with 1 bedrooms
  • 9 houses with 2 bedrooms

For shared ownership

  • 3 houses with 2 bedrooms
  • 2 houses with 3 bedrooms

Rampton Road, Cottenham

Working with Tillia Homes, we have been successful in the acquisition of 56 affordable homes. This scheme is made up of 39 affordable rent properties consisting of:

  • 12 apartments with 1 bedroom
  • 21 houses with 2 bedrooms
  • 4 houses with 3 bedrooms
  • 2 houses with 4 bedrooms

The remaining 17 homes will be advertised through the shared ownership scheme, consisting of:

  • 13 houses with 2 bedrooms
  • 4 houses with 3 bedrooms

This scheme will complete these properties between Spring 2024 and Spring 2026. 

Meadowcroft Way, Orwell

Working with Ermine Construction, we are developing this small Brownfield, South Cambridgeshire District Council owned, site to deliver:

For affordable rent

  • 4 maisonettes with 1 bedroom

These are expected to completed by February 2024.

Downing Gardens, Gamlingay

Working alongside Morris Homes, we expect to complete on 34 affordable properties by Winter of 2023. These properties are made up of:

For affordable rent

  • 6 cluster houses with 1 bedroom
  • 8 maisonettes with 1 bedroom
  • 10 houses with 2 bedrooms

For shared ownership

  • 5 houses with 2 bedrooms
  • 5 houses with 3 bedrooms

Strawberry Farm, Great Abington

Working alongside David Reed Homes, we completed on 3 affordable properties February 2023. These properties were made up of:

For affordable rent

  • 2 semi-detached houses with 2 bedrooms and garages 

For shared ownership

  • 1 detached house with 3 bedrooms and a garage 

All properties are now occupied. 

The Hawthorns, Sawston

We completed all homes at this development in April 2023. The scheme was made up of 44 affordable rent and 19 shared ownership homes.

The affordable rent homes included: 

  • 20 apartments with 1 bedroom
  • 21 apartments with 2 bedrooms
  • 2 houses with 3 bedrooms
  • 1 house with 4 bedroom

Through shared ownership there were:

  • 4 apartments with 1 bedroom
  • 11 apartments with 2 bedrooms
  • 3 houses with 3 bedrooms
  • 1 house with 4 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied. 

New Road, Melbourn

In November 2022 we completed on 8 Affordable Rent properties developed by Prime Crest Homes Ltd. The properties, consisting of:

  • 4 apartments with 1 bedroom
  • 4 apartments with 2 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied.

Boxworth End, Swavesey

In September 2022 we completed on 12 Affordable properties developed by Matthew Homes. The properties consist of:

For affordable rent 

  • 4 apartments with 1 bedroom
  • 4 terraced houses with 2 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied.

Mason Road, Waterbeach

Our second development with Matthew Homes completed in October 2022. The properties consist of:

For affordable rent

  • 2 maisonettes with 1 bedroom
  • 4 terraced houses with 2 bedrooms

For shared ownership

  • 2 semi-detached homes with 3 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied.

High Street, Meldreth

In November 2022, 4 affordable rent homes were completed in High Street, Meldreth by developer Enterprise. These were made up of:

  • 2 semi-detached homes with 2 bedrooms
  • 2 semi-detached homes with 3 bedrooms

For shared ownership

  • 3 terraced homes with 2 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied. 

The Birdlings, Toft

Over the course of the last 18 months, we worked with Beechwood Estates to provide 36 affordable homes. 11 shared ownership homes were completed (2 to 4 bedrooms) and were advertised through Domovo, all have now been sold. A further 25 homes were completed, with the last 2 homes handed over to us in October 2022, for affordable rent. This included:

  • 8 apartments with 1 bedroom
  • 9 apartments with 2 bedrooms
  • 5 houses with 2 bedrooms
  • 3 houses with 3 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied. 

Orchard Gardens, Melbourn

In early 2022, 9 affordable homes were completed. These consisted of:

For affordable rent

  • 2 apartments with 1 bedroom
  • 1 house with 1 bedroom
  • 3 homes with 2 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied. 

Burlington Place, Foxton

In Autumn 2020, we have had 6 affordable rent homes tenanted:

  • 4 maisonettes with 1 bedroom
  • 2 houses with 2 bedrooms

This was alongside 3 shared ownership homes consisting of:

  • 1 house with 2 bedrooms
  • 2 houses with 3 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied. 

Burton End, West Wickham

In Winter 2020, 3 affordable rent homes have been tenanted:

  • 1 bungalow with 1 bedroom
  • 1 bungalow with 2 bedrooms
  • 1 house with 2 bedrooms

For shared ownership: 

  • 1 house with 3 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied. 

Larkfield, Great Abington

In Summer 2020, 18 new homes were completed. These are a mixture of affordable rent and shared ownership. All are now occupied.

Pembrook Way, Teversham

In Winter 2020, 5 new affordable rent homes were completed, including:

  • 2 maisonettes with 1 bedroom
  • 2 houses with 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bungalow with 1 bedroom

All properties are now occupied. 

Hunters Close, Impington

In October 2021, we completed on 7 affordable rent homes consisting of:

  • 6 flats with 1 bedroom
  • 1 house with 3 bedrooms

This was alongside 3 shared ownership homes consisting of:

  • 2 houses with 2 bedrooms
  • 1 house with 3 bedrooms

All properties are now occupied. 

Meridian Fields, Hardwick

Working with Hills Development, 25 new build affordable rent homes, ranging from one bed to 4 bed, have been completed through 2021 and all are now occupied. 12 shared ownership homes have also been completed, ranging from 2 to 3 bedrooms. All have now been sold.

Bartlow Road, Castle Camps

In September 2021, we completed on 4 new affordable homes consisting of 3 affordable rent and 1 shared ownership. All are now occupied.

We are currently working alongside several developers to acquire further affordable homes across our district.