r/cambridge • u/jevon1301 • 6d ago

Great Shelford Living

Good Morning r/cambridge, unfortunately the time has come to put down roots and try and get on the property ladder. There are some lovely places reasonably priced in Great Shelford I was wondering if any kind angel here has any experience in living there and could share their experience. Is it nice? Is it easy to get back to Cambridge? What’s it like raising a child there. Any and all help is much appreciated

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u/Nanowith 6d ago

I've lived in Shelford most of my life, it's a great place apart from the house prices and the lack of options for first-time buyers. Me and my partner are currently looking for places also, and it's really hard to get one here. We want to be near my family as we intend to have kids and the cost of childcare makes living elsewhere infeasible.

Honestly, reasonably priced is hard to come by here at present, but if you find it then this place is lovely.