New build homes for sale in Barnardiston

Contemporary homes in Haverhill near Cambridge

Fairfields in Ashley is a superb new build development of just 16 homes, around a landscaped courtyard garden. Ashley is a conservation village, just 4 miles from Newmarket and around 16 miles from Cambridge. Each home has a generous garden, ample parking and stunning countryside. The development offers homes private sale homes of 2, 4 and 5 bedrooms and all are finished to an excellent standard. KEY FEATURES: - New-build development of 16 homes by local and highly regarded Highland Homes, who constructed many schemes in Newmarket and Cambridge including Meridian Gardens, The Severals and The Belvedere - Generous gardens and far-reaching countryside views - Air source heat pumps with underfloor heating to the ground floor - Shaker-style kitchens with quartz worktops and integrated appliances - Contemporary white Roca bathroom sanitaryware - Discount Market Homes available, subject to local connection criteria - ask for further details - About 16 miles from Cambridge, with hourly trains from Newmarket station - In the catchment for Bottisham Village College Fairfields sits just north of Church Street on the edge of Ashley, on land that was once part of the historic Fairhaven Trust Estate. The 16 homes are laid out around a central courtyard, which keeps the development small and quiet while giving most homes an open outlook across the surrounding countryside. Each home has been designed for low running costs, with an air source heat pump feeding underfloor heating on the ground floor. Kitchens have shaker-style cabinets, quartz worktops and integrated appliances, including an oven, combination microwave, hob, extractor hood, fridge freezer and dishwasher. Bathrooms are fitted with white Roca sanitaryware. Flooring is included throughout. WHY ASHLEY? Ashley is a small village on the Cambridgeshire–Suffolk border with a recorded history going back to the Domesday Book of 1086. It sits along a chalk ridge, and its centre is built around the village pond, with a core of period flint buildings that falls within the conservation area. The Icknield Way Path runs through the village, and the land around it is open farmland and stud farms. For a village of its size, Ashley is well provided for. It has a post office, a village store, St Mary’s Church, a traditional pub/restaurant and a sports field, along with the Ashley Pavilion village hall, recreation ground and children’s play area. A regular bus service runs to Newmarket. Nearby primary schools include Cheveley (1.9 miles) and Moulton (3.5 miles), and the village is in the catchment for Bottisham Village College, one of East Cambridgeshire’s most sought-after secondary schools. GETTING TO CAMBRIDGE: Ashley is about 16 miles east of Cambridge. By car, the route runs through Newmarket to the A14, which takes you straight to the north and east of the city, including Cambridge Science Park and the Cambridge North area. The A11 is also close by for the Babraham and Granta Park research campuses and Addenbrooke’s Hospital / Biomedical Campus just to the south of the city. By train, Newmarket station is around four miles away. Greater Anglia runs an hourly service to Cambridge on weekdays, from about 6am until after 10pm, with journeys taking 20 to 25 minutes. Trains also call at Cambridge North. Kennett and Dullingham stations, on the same line, are also close by. From Cambridge, direct trains run to London King’s Cross and London Liverpool Street. That combination makes Ashley a realistic base for working in Cambridge: a short drive to the station and a 20-minute train, or a direct road route to the city’s north side, without paying city prices or giving up a village setting. WHAT ELSE IS ASHLEY CLOSE TO? Newmarket, the home of British horseracing, is four miles away, with supermarkets, shops, restaurants, hotels, leisure facilities and both state and independent schools. Bury St Edmunds is about 10 miles to the east. Stansted Airport is reachable via the A11 and M11.