Contractor named for £50M Cambridgeshire retirement village

Working on behalf of Rangeford Villages, Bennett Construction has been appointed to deliver a £50M retirement village in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire.

The scheme will offer 147 contemporary retirement properties with the first phase of the scheme due to be completed this year and the remainder in 2025.

The Stapleford site is four miles south of Cambridge and borders Magog Down, a 163-acre reserve on the Gog Magog Hills with views of the surrounding countryside. The development is being built on land previously used for growing strawberries.

Howard Nankivell, CEO of Rangeford Villages, said: “The strawberry fields site is phenomenal, and we are keen to do it justice by providing quality homes facilities and services for its residents.”

Paul McGee, Joint Managing Director at Bennett Construction said: “We are delighted to begin work on the Stapleford project for Rangeford. This is a flagship project for ourselves and our client in the retirement living sector and we look forward to delivering a very high quality product in the collaborative approach that we bring to all of our projects.

The new village will feature a range of sensitively designed bungalows and apartments, incorporating state-of-the-art amenities, energy-efficient features and the creation of amenities to encourage residents to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Facilities will include a wellbeing centre (pool, steam room and sauna), gym, dance studio, bistro, coffee shop and bar, village hall and a hair and beauty salon.