Lark’s Place at Kennett Garden Village is a collection of 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom, eco-friendly homes in Kennett, Cambridgeshire. It is intended all homes will come equipped with solar PV Panels and electric car-charging ports as standard. These additions not only benefit the homeowners, but also the environment. Found in...
1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom homes with great opportunities for a range of buyers
Semi-rural location; open space throughout the development
On-site primary school
10 minutes’ walk to Kennett train station; two miles from the A14
Solar PV panels to all homes; air source heat pumps
From the homes listed with HomePortfolio and on Ashberry Homes’s own site. A home that left the listings was most likely reserved or sold; a builder does not say which.
Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 6 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 3 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreSomewhat bikeableBike Score 31 out of 100: Somewhat bikeable
Broadband
1 network
older homes nearby: up to 19 Mbps
Flood risk
Very low
rivers and the sea
Crime
Above the area
73.8 vs 65.1 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in East Cambridgeshire
£34,311
median for employees living in East Cambridgeshire, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's
Schools
The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.
1 nearest100%
Good or better1
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet0
490 m6 min walkKennett Primary SchoolPrimary · Academy converter, 490 m away · inspected 27 Mar 2024Confirmed on an ungraded visitGood
Ofsted and Get Information about Schools, via HomePortfolio.
Everyday places
How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.
3 pubsThe Bell Inn, 810 m10 min
1 parkKennett, 350 m4 min
1 stationKennett railway station, 210 m3 min
People and households
The neighbourhood around it (East Cambridgeshire 007B) against East Cambridgeshire as a whole.
People
2,179
Households
957
In good or very good health
83% vs 83%
Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band
This neighbourhoodEast Cambridgeshire
10%5%0%
Getting around
How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.
WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeSomewhat bikeable
Almost all errands require a car.
Getting to work
This neighbourhood33%59%
East Cambridgeshire
Broadband and mobile
What the 27 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.
Broadband
No full-fibre-only network recorded
DecentSuperfastUltrafastGigabit
1101001K
New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.
Openreach
Mobile signal
Network
Calls indoors
Data indoors
Data outdoors
EE
Limited
Limited
Likely
O2
Likely
Risks
Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.
Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 14 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterLowVery lowEvery one of the 14 addresses around it is in the very low band.
RadonLowUnder 1% of homes above the action levelThe lowest of six radon classes.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 55 dB, rail up to 52 dBRoad is the typical daytime level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings; rail is the loudest of them, since a line is heard by every home beside it. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads and 54 dB for railways.
Crime
Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against East Cambridgeshire.
73.8crimes a year per 1,000 residentsAbove East Cambridgeshire at 65.1134 recorded in 10 months
Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents
This neighbourhoodEast Cambridgeshire
1050
Planning nearby
Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.
4 applications
3 approved
1 awaiting decision
Approved
Awaiting decision
Sold nearby
Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.
Median resale
£400,000
Median new build
£137,838
Sales
26 1 new, 25 resale
Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed
New buildResaleMedian resale
£800K£600K£400K£200K£0
£400K
1 supermarket or grocer
Kentford Village Stores, 960 m
12 min
Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
01020304050607080
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Age profile
Age
This neighbourhood
East Cambridgeshire
0 to 4
5%
5%
5 to 9
5%
6%
10 to 14
6%
6%
15 to 19
4%
5%
20 to 24
4%
4%
25 to 29
6%
5%
30 to 34
5%
6%
35 to 39
6%
7%
40 to 44
7%
7%
45 to 49
7%
7%
50 to 54
8%
7%
55 to 59
9%
7%
60 to 64
7%
6%
65 to 69
6%
5%
70 to 74
6%
6%
75 to 79
4%
4%
80 to 84
2%
3%
85 and over
3%
3%
Households
This neighbourhood67%30%
East Cambridgeshire68%28%
Families67% vs 68%
One person30% vs 28%
Other households4% vs 4%
Homes are
This neighbourhood30%28%21%20%
East Cambridgeshire36%32%14%16%
Owned outright30% vs 36%
Owned with a mortgage28% vs 32%
Shared ownership1% vs 2%
Socially rented21% vs 14%
Privately rented20% vs 16%
Adults are
This neighbourhood63%23%
East Cambridgeshire63%23%
In work63% vs 63%
Retired23% vs 23%
Students3% vs 3%
Looking for work2% vs 2%
Caring, sick or other10% vs 9%
Highest qualification
This neighbourhood33%16%23%19%
East Cambridgeshire35%16%23%17%
Degree or higher33% vs 35%
A levels16% vs 16%
GCSEs23% vs 23%
Apprenticeship7%
Cars per household
This neighbourhood37%54%
East Cambridgeshire12%39%49%
None8% vs 12%
One37% vs 39%
Two or more54% vs 49%
ONS Census 2021 and ONS pay by council (ASHE), via HomePortfolio.
35%
54%
Work from home33% vs 35%
Drive59% vs 54%
Bus, train or tube1% vs 3%
Walk or cycle6% vs 7%
Nearest station Kennett railway station 210 m, 3 min walk
Walk Score® (walkscore.com), ONS Census 2021 and Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
Likely
Likely
Three
Likely
Likely
Likely
Vodafone
Likely
Likely
Likely
Ofcom Connected Nations, via HomePortfolio. Ofcom copyright.
Air quality
Moderate
Nitrogen dioxide 5.7, PM2.5 7.1, PM10 13.6
Above the WHO guideline for PM2.5 (2024, µg/m³).
Air quality, 2024
Nitrogen dioxide5.7 µg/m³ · within the guideline
WHO 10
PM2.57.1 µg/m³ · 1.4 times the guideline
WHO 5
PM1013.6 µg/m³ · within the guideline
WHO 15
Daytime noise
Road, typical home55 dB · just over WHO’s level
WHO 53
Rail, loudest home52 dB · within WHO’s level
WHO 54
Environment Agency NaFRA2, BGS and UKHSA radon, BGS GeoSure, Defra noise mapping and Pollution Climate Mapping, via HomePortfolio.
6
DecMarJunSep
September 2026: 13 crimes here, 5.97 per 1,000: East Cambridgeshire: 5.7 per 1,000
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Crime month by month
Month
Crimes here
Per 1,000 here
Per 1,000 across East Cambridgeshire
December 2025
13
5.97
5.2
January 2026
14
6.42
5.39
February 2026
9
4.13
4.18
March 2026
15
6.88
5.29
April 2026
12
5.51
5
May 2026
7
3.21
5.3
June 2026
20
9.18
5.87
July 2026
13
5.97
5.94
August 2026
18
8.26
6.43
September 2026
13
5.97
5.7
Most recordedIn the neighbourhood, 10 months
Violence and sexual offences43
Anti-social behaviour21
Burglary17
Other theft13
Criminal damage and arson9
data.police.uk, via HomePortfolio. Crimes are mapped to an approximate location.
Refused
Withdrawn
202420252026
Awaiting decisionSmall scheme360 mNon material amendment to previously approved for demolish car port and construct new bungalow with garageMade 15 Jun 2026 · 03/00822/NMAA
ApprovedSmall scheme380 mProposed solar PV equipment on both Kentford and Kennett Village Hall including battery storageMade 4 Dec 2024 · decided 3 Feb 2025 · 24/01262/SON
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