Now available - homes for rent in Alconbury

Longhurst Group is pleased to present a collection of stunning one, two, three and four bedroom homes available exclusively for key workers in Cambridgeshire.

Alconbury Weald – affordable lettings for key workers

We're pleased to present a collection of stunning one and two bedroom apartments and two, three and four bedroom homes for rent exclusively by essential workers at our new Alconbury Weald development in Huntingdon.

Alconbury Weald is a major new development in Cambridgeshire, creating the perfect place for you and your family to live.

Truly a place to call home, Alconbury Weald has been designed to create a safe and healthy environment for everyone. Footpaths and cycleways link together a range of community facilities, woodlands, parks and play areas.

Alconbury Weald will also benefit from state-of-the-art primary and secondary schools, as well as sports and leisure facilities.

If you're looking to purchase a home at Alconbury Weald, you can find out more about our Shared Ownership properties here.

 Eligibility for tenancy applications

To be eligible, single or joint applicants must have a household income of less than £80,000.

For applications where the household income is over £80,000 and there is an urgent housing need, this will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. 


Which essential workers are eligible to apply?

Health and social care

Health and social care essential workers include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • doctors
  • nurses
  • midwives
  • paramedics
  • social workers
  • care workers

Other frontline health and social care staff, including:

  • volunteers
  • the support and specialist staff required to maintain the UK’s health and social care sector

Those working as part of the health and social care supply chain, including:

  • producers and distributors of medicines and medical and personal protective equipment. 
Education and childcare

This category includes: 

  • childcare 
  • support and teaching staff 
  • social workers 
  • specialist education professionals who must remain active during the coronavirus (COVID-19) response to deliver this approach 
Key public services

This category includes: 

  • those essential to the running of the justice system 
  • religious staff 
  • charities and workers delivering key frontline services 
  • those responsible for the management of the deceased 
  • journalists and broadcasters who are providing public service broadcasting 
Local and national government

This category includes: 

  • All employees in local and national government including in government agencies and arms-length bodies
Food and other necessary goods

This includes those involved in: 

  • food production 
  • food processing 
  • food distribution 
  • sale and delivery of food

In addition, those essential to the provision of other key goods (for example hygienic and veterinary medicines) are also included.

Public safety and national security

This category includes: 

  • police and support staff 
  • Ministry of Defence civilians 
  • contractor and armed forces personnel (those critical to the delivery of key defence and national security outputs and essential to the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and EU transition) 
  • fire and rescue service employees (including support staff) 
  • National Crime Agency staff 
  • those maintaining border security, prison and probation staff and other national security roles, including those overseas 
Transport and border

This category includes those who are keeping air, water, road and rail passenger and freight transport modes operating during the coronavirus (COVID-19) response and EU transition, including:

  • those working on transport systems through which supply chains pass
  • those constructing or supporting the operation of critical transport and border infrastructure through which supply chains pass. 
Utilities, communication and financial services

This category includes: 

  • staff needed for essential financial services provision (including but not limited to workers in banks, building societies and financial market infrastructure) 
  • the oil, gas, electricity and water sectors (including sewerage) 
  • information technology and data infrastructure sector and primary industry supplies to continue during the coronavirus (COVID-19) response 
  • key staff working in the civil nuclear, chemicals, telecommunications (including but not limited to network operations, field engineering, call centre staff, IT and data infrastructure, 999 and 111 critical services) 
  • postal services and delivery 
  • payments providers 
  • waste disposal sectors 

Alconbury Weald – development gallery

View a selection of images from the Alconbury Weald development


To view all the available properties and to submit your application for a home on Alconbury Weald, please visit the our Rightmove page.

If you have any questions about renting at Alconbury Weald, please contact us using the form below.

 Important information

Please note that any contact made via the form below is a request for further information only, and will not be treated as a formal tenancy application. Applications can only be accepted via the Longhurst Group Rightmove page.


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