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Location: Eddington, a new area on the outskirts of Cambridge
Resident type: Owners
Operator: Hill Group
Number of homes: 369
Key amenities: Sports facilities, 50+ hectares of open space, 900m cycle highway, market square, shops, nursery, school
Prices from: £339,950
Knights Park is the result of a collaboration between Hill Group and the University of Cambridge. Homes range from studios to five-bed villas and all are designed to high standards of energy efficiency, which residents frequently mention in their reviews. Design in general comes in for a lot of praise, as does the high quality of fixtures in the homes. Accessibility to green spaces within the development also lands well with residents, helping its high Location rating of 4.63 out of 5.
Residents love:
THE SETTING
The beautiful natural setting is designed to make it more likely to meet neighbours and enhance community feeling. This is architecture against isolation.
Nicole, verified resident on HomeViews, Knights Park by Hill Group, Jun 2022
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
The energy efficient features are a big plus. The appliances are state-of-the-art. It really provides a comfortable and well-connected living space.
MA, verified resident on HomeViews, Knights Park by Hill Group, Jun 2022
VALUE
Probably the best deal you can get for the price in the city of Cambridge which has historical high prices
Juan, verified resident on HomeViews, Knights Park by Hill Group, Jun 2022
By contrast…
Residents at lower-rated local developments mention:
POOR AFTERCARE
Management is poor on responding or reacting to snags raised with them and require endless chasing. When a snag is actually fixed the quality of the job is so poor you’ll end up wondering why you bothered in the first place.
Verified resident on HomeViews, Sept 2022
BUILD QUALITY
… drains are filled with bricks and rubbish from the site. Gardens are also filled with rubbish and many residents have discovered nails sticking up through their garden turf near to where their children are playing.
Verified resident on HomeViews, Sept 2021
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