Sadlers Lea, CB8

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

Close to central Newmarket with a few local shops nearby. Transport links to Cambridge are fair, but could be improved.

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

We do wish we had known more about what to expect in terms of snags.

What is the best feature of your home:

The amount of natural light in the main living area is great.

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

Bin store is sometimes overloaded so maybe another bin would be useful to manage this. Also a window cleaner would be great, especially for the higher windows!

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

Some of the neighbours aren’t the best but this is to be expected

What is the best feature of your home:

A very modern feel home with lots of nice space. ?

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

There is a local convenience shop along with a Chinese and Indian takeaway within a 5 minute walk. A larger co-op and laundrette is situated within a 10 minute walk and under 15 minute walk you can find a large tesco superstore opposite McDonald’s and a bathroom store. Within 10 minutes you can walk to a good sized recreational area. There is good parking without any restrictions and the development site is quite self contained away from the busy road. Bin collections are prompt and efficient although glass is not collected via your blue bins as this is something Suffolk does not do. There are local bottle banks within a 10 minute walk. Traffic noise is minimal however the main road is very busy and if you are a cat owner you should consider this a risk. Within a 5 minute drive you will reach the centre of Newmarket with a plethora of cafes, restaurants and shops with very reasonable car parking facilities. An enjoyable day can be spent in Newmarket.

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

An estimation of costs for amenities would have been useful in order to plan finances. We had to wait for nearly 3 months before gas and electricity were billed. Also, get ahead with your council tax payments.

What is the best feature of your home:

It has given myself and my family the chance to have our own individual spaces but still feel the closeness of a family home.

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

Location is walking distance to Newmarket centre which is great. Not much in the way of greenery locally, so need to drive for good dog walks/public footpaths is the only negative location wise.

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

Make sure to ask about privacy signs to be put around your home if there is still construction going on at the end of the road

What is the best feature of your home:

Although they are new builds they have a lot of space, character and lovely large gardens