Area Info for Kennett (Cambridgeshire)

Overview of Kennett, Cambridgeshire

Kennett is a small village located in the county of Cambridgeshire, in the East of England. It is situated approximately 10 miles south of the city of Cambridge and is part of the district of West Suffolk. The village is known for its rural charm and historical significance.

History and Heritage

Kennett has a rich history that dates back several centuries. The village features traditional English architecture, including historic cottages and farm buildings. It has historically been an agricultural community, with farming playing a central role in its development. The local church, St. Mary’s, is a notable historical building, reflecting the village’s long-standing religious heritage.

Geography and Environment

The village is characterised by its picturesque countryside, with open fields, woodlands, and waterways nearby. The River Kennett flows close to the village, contributing to the scenic landscape. The area is typical of the Cambridgeshire countryside, offering a peaceful rural environment.

Community and Amenities

Kennett is a small community with a close-knit population. It has limited amenities within the village itself but benefits from nearby towns for shopping, education, and other services. The village often hosts local events and activities that foster community spirit.

Transport Links

The village is accessible by road, with connections to larger towns and cities in the region. Public transport options are limited, typical of rural villages, but residents often rely on private vehicles for commuting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Kennett Primary School0.06 miles
98 Station Road, Kennett, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7QQ
St Christopher's Cevcp School1.45 miles
Bellflower Crescent, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 8XQ
Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.94 miles
School Road, Moulton, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8PR
Mill Meadow2.60 miles
Mill Road, Gazeley, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8RW
Fairstead House School4.20 miles
Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AA
St Louis Roman Catholic Academy4.20 miles
Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AA
Mildenhall College Academy4.33 miles
Bury Road, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 7HT
Fordham CofE Primary School4.33 miles
Isleham Road, Fordham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5NL
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Newmarket4.34 miles
Vicarage Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JE
St Mary's Church of England Academy4.49 miles
Trinity Avanue, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 7LR
Cheveley CofE Primary School4.52 miles
Park Road, Cheveley, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DF
Laureate Community Primary School and Nursery4.60 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0AN
Newmarket Academy4.63 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0EB
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.65 miles
Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5AU
Ditton Lodge Community Primary School4.67 miles
St John`s Avenue, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8BL
On Track Education Centre (Mildenhall)4.74 miles
82e & F Fred Dannatt Road, Mildenhall, Suffolk, IP28 7RD
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Newmarket Community Hospital)4.41 miles
Newmarket Community Hospital, 56 Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Newmarket Community Hospital4.41 miles
56 Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
AHP Suffolk (Newmarket)4.41 miles
Newmarket Community Hospital, 56 Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Newmarket - Specsavers Store)4.46 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 1 The Guineas, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EQ
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Mobile - Soham)7.10 miles
Staploe Medical Centre, Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5JD
AHP Suffolk (Wickhambrook)8.23 miles
Wickhambrook Health Centre, Nunnery Green, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8XU
Child Health Centre (Suffolk)9.78 miles
Hospital Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3ND
Child Development Centre9.78 miles
Hospital Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3ND
Disability Resource Centre9.98 miles
Unit 6, Northgate Business Park, 110 Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1HP
Blomfield House9.99 miles
Looms Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1HE
AHP Suffolk (Back & Neck Service)10.04 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Disability Resource Centre (Suffolk)11.35 miles
Papworth House, 4 Bunting Road, Moreton Hall Estate, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BX
Geecol Wellness Ltd Hq11.37 miles
6 Maulkin Close, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7GG
AHP Suffolk (Bury St Edmunds)11.51 miles
The Self Centre, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AR
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Ely - Specsavers Store)12.30 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 45 High Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4LF
AHP Suffolk (Brandon)12.31 miles
Brandon Leisure Centre, Church Road, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0JB
GP
Dr Hutton & Hopkinson1.25 miles
Turnpike Road, Red Lodge, Suffolk, IP28 8LB
Dr Hutton & Hopkinson4.15 miles
10-10a Market Place, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 7EF
Market Cross Surgery4.17 miles
7 Market Place, Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 7EG
Oakfield Surgery4.34 miles
Vicarage Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, Suffolk, CB8 8HP
Orchard House Surgery4.39 miles
Fred Archer Way, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NU
The Rookery Medical Centre4.44 miles
Rookery House, The Rookery, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NW
The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery Branch5.21 miles
Barrow Hill, Barrow, Suffolk, IP29 5DX
The Burwell Surgery6.66 miles
Newmarket Road, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambs, CB25 0AE
The Staploe Medical Ctr Soham7.10 miles
Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Ely, Cambs, CB7 5JD
Wickhambrook Surgery8.23 miles
Boyden Close, Nunnery Green, Wickhambrook, Suffolk, CB8 8XU
Lakenheath Surgery8.90 miles
135 High Street, Lakenheath, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9EP
DR P Dean and Partners - Victoria Surgery9.51 miles
Victoria Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3BB
The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery9.96 miles
Lower Baxter Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1ET
The Swan Surgery9.98 miles
Northgate Business Park, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1AE
Angel Hill Surgery10.02 miles
1 Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LU
Bottisham Medical Practice10.51 miles
Bottisham Medical Practice, Tunbridge Lane, Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9DU
Hospital
Beech House Hospital4.18 miles
Fordham Road,, CB8 7LF
Newmarket Hospital4.41 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
West Suffolk Hospital10.04 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House10.04 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
BMI St Edmunds Hospital10.24 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
Princess Of Wales Hospital12.65 miles
Lynn Road, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1DN
Fulbourn Hospital14.44 miles
Fulbourn Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF
Brookfields Hospital15.51 miles
351 Mill Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3DF
Union House15.58 miles
Union House, 37 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1PX
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital16.09 miles
30 New Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9EL
Addenbrooke's16.65 miles
Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Rosie Hospital16.65 miles
Robinson Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Nuffield Health, Cambridge Hospital16.76 miles
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, 4 Trumpington Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8AF
Walnut Tree Hospital19.67 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
St Leonards Hospital19.97 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Saffron Walden Community Hospital20.55 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Pharmacy
Day Lewis Pharmacy1.21 miles
Unit 3, Red Lodge Village, Off Hundred Acre Way, Kings Warren, Red Lodge, Suffolk, IP28 8JU
Lloydspharmacy4.15 miles
27 Market Place, Mildenhall, Suffolk, IP28 7EF
Lloydspharmacy4.19 miles
2 Manor Court, High Street, Mildenhall, IP28 7EH
Chemistree4.20 miles
Unit 12 Acorn Bus Ctre, Oaks Drive, Newmarket, CB8 7SX
Tesco Stores Ltd4.20 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AH
Superdrug Stores Plc4.41 miles
Unit 11, The Guineas Shopping Centre, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8HT
Lloydspharmacy4.41 miles
Units 1 & 2, The Guineas Shopping Centre, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8HT
Lords Pharmacy 4.46 miles
Unit 61, The Guineas Shopping Centre, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EQ
Boots4.48 miles
82 High Street, Newmarket, CB8 8JX
Barrow Pharmacy5.21 miles
Barrow Hill Surgery, Barrow Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5DX
Lloydspharmacy6.85 miles
57 High Street, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0HD
Staploe Pharmacy7.10 miles
The Staploe Medical Ctr., Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5JD
Lloydspharmacy7.15 miles
31 High Street, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5HA
Asda Stores Ltd8.86 miles
Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3SP
Day Lewis Plc8.93 miles
7 St Olaves Precinct, Bury St Edmunds,, IP32 6SP
Lakenheath Pharmacy9.26 miles
The Pharmacy, 40 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9JS
Leisure
Park
CHIPPENHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)2.17 miles
CHIPPENHAM FEN3.24 miles
BARTON MILLS4.00 miles
CAVENHAM4.01 miles
CAVENHAM HEATH4.61 miles
ISLEHAM4.73 miles
ASPALL CLOSE5.83 miles
WEST STOW6.50 miles
DULLINGHAM HOUSE (Grade II Listed)7.59 miles
ICKWORTH HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)8.12 miles
CULFORD PARK (Grade II Listed)8.31 miles
WICKEN FEN8.66 miles
SWAFFHAM PRIOR HOUSE (Grade II Listed)8.79 miles
MAIDSCROSS HILL9.11 miles
ABBEY GARDENS AND PRECINCTS (Grade II Listed)10.13 miles
MORETON HALL COMMUNITY WOODS10.68 miles
Shop
Groceries
Nisa Local1.45 miles
Bellflower Crescent, Red Lodge, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 8XQ
Sainsbury's Mildenhall4.14 miles
Recreation Way, Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 7HG
Tesco Newmarket (Extra)4.15 miles
Fordham Rd, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AH
Co-op Bury St. Edmunds4.16 miles
Mildenhall, IP28 7ES
ASDA Newmarket4.18 miles
Fordhall Retail Park, Newmarket, CB8 7SX
M&S Hyperion Bp4.27 miles
6 Bury Rd, Newmarket, CB8 7BP
Londis North Terrace Service Station4.29 miles
North Terrace, Suffolk, IP28 7AA
Waitrose Newmarket4.30 miles
Fred Archer Way, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NY
SPAR Newmarket4.34 miles
Spar Store, Seahorse, Suffolk, CB8 8HP
Iceland Newmarket4.34 miles
1 Crown Walk, Exeter Road, Newmarket, CB8 8NG
M&S Newmarket4.50 miles
8 The Guineas., Newmarket, CB8 8EG
Co-op Newmarket4.64 miles
Newmarket, CB8 0BP
Londis Fordham Service Station4.65 miles
31 Carter Street, Fordham, CB7 5NG
Co-op Ely4.69 miles
Fordham, CB7 5NG
Valley Way Convenience Store4.89 miles
102 Valley Way, Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QL
SPAR Barrow4.92 miles
Spar Store, Barrow Stores, Suffolk, IP29 5AN
Transport
Airport
Cambridge City Airport14.29 miles
London Stansted Airport28.90 miles
London Southend Airport50.35 miles
Bus Stop
The Close (N)0.04 miles
The Close (S)0.04 miles
County Primary Sch (N)0.07 miles
Railway Station (S)0.51 miles
Railway Station (N)0.52 miles
Kennett Rail Station ()0.52 miles
Kennett Rail Station ()0.53 miles
The Bell (E)0.92 miles
The Bell (W)0.92 miles
Business Park (E)0.93 miles
Business Park (W)0.93 miles
Post Office (N)0.97 miles
Post Office (S)0.97 miles
The Cock (E)1.05 miles
The Cock (W)1.06 miles
The Birches (N)1.09 miles
Ferry Port
King's Lynn Ferry Landing32.75 miles
West Lynn Ferry Landing32.85 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing47.55 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing47.75 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal57.86 miles
Gravesend Pier58.20 miles
Railway Station
Kennett Rail Station0.53 miles
Newmarket Rail Station4.75 miles
Dullingham Rail Station7.71 miles
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station9.75 miles
Shippea Hill Rail Station10.54 miles
Lakenheath Rail Station11.41 miles
Ely Rail Station11.90 miles
Waterbeach Rail Station12.42 miles
Brandon Rail Station13.03 miles
Thurston Rail Station13.76 miles
Littleport Rail Station14.25 miles
Thetford Rail Station14.27 miles
Cambridge Rail Station16.11 miles
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station17.48 miles
Elmswell Rail Station18.23 miles
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station18.53 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CB8 7Q*)
Number of Properties in Catchment277
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
10, ST NICHOLAS CLOSE
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7FG		£137,500
2025-08-18
terraced
leasehold
Sold 2010-04-09   £67,500
114, STATION ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QQ		£215,000
2025-07-18
semidetached
freehold
15, BYERLEY CLOSE
KENTFORD
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7RD		£102,000
2025-02-21
terraced
leasehold
3, CHURCH LANE
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QG		£375,000
2024-08-30
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2021-02-19   £325,000
Sold 2015-01-16   £199,000
12, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QY		£190,000
2024-06-20
flatmaisonette
leasehold
Sold 2016-09-16   £135,000
Sold 2012-02-24   £108,000
6, BYERLEY CLOSE
KENTFORD
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7RD		£250,000
2024-03-15
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2021-03-08   £245,000
Sold 2019-04-11   £230,000
23, CHURCH LANE
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QG		£325,000
2024-01-17
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2017-03-10   £265,000
Sold 2013-01-04   £196,500
24, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QY		£295,000
2023-10-02
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2021-12-15   £260,000
Sold 2016-07-13   £230,000
Sold 2011-07-22   £145,000
6, ST NICHOLAS CLOSE
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7FG		£87,500
2023-06-23
flatmaisonette
leasehold
Sold 2011-08-23   £52,500
16, BYERLEY CLOSE
KENTFORD
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7RD		£128,000
2022-04-01
terraced
leasehold
FLINT HOUSE, 5, CHURCH LANE
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QG		£480,000
2022-03-18
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2012-12-14   £242,000
7, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QX		£262,000
2021-06-15
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2015-09-03   £222,500
122, STATION ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QQ		£260,000
2021-01-26
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2014-02-21   £175,000
20, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QY		£245,000
2020-11-13
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2018-11-23   £207,000
Sold 2014-11-28   £160,000
4, BYERLEY CLOSE
KENTFORD
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7RD		£301,200
2020-09-25
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-07-19   £295,000
Sold 2016-07-29   £299,995
15, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QX		£680,000
2019-01-10
detached
freehold
DANE HILL FARM (TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST), DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QX		£60,000
2018-06-08
otherPropertyType
leasehold
17, BYERLEY CLOSE
KENTFORD
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7RD		£111,000
2017-03-24
semidetached
leasehold
3, BYERLEY CLOSE
KENTFORD
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7RD		£399,995
2016-08-26
detached (New)
freehold
2, BYERLEY CLOSE
KENTFORD
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7RD		£399,995
2016-06-30
detached (New)
freehold
1, BYERLEY CLOSE
KENTFORD
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK
CB8 7RD		£399,995
2016-06-30
detached (New)
freehold
20, CHURCH LANE
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QG		£289,000
2015-11-06
detached
freehold
Sold 2013-01-25   £233,000
9, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QX		£315,000
2015-06-16
semidetached
freehold
18, CHURCH LANE
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QG		£191,250
2014-07-04
detached
freehold
30, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QY		£134,000
2010-12-15
semidetached
freehold
1, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QX		£290,000
2010-12-10
detached
freehold
116, STATION ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QQ		£158,000
2010-10-20
semidetached
freehold
10G, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QX		£440,000
2010-10-14
detached
freehold
10D, DANE HILL ROAD
KENNETT
NEWMARKET
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CB8 7QX		£409,950
2008-02-29
detached
freehold
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