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Poppy Fields
Bedford Road
Lower Stondon , SG16 6EA
Sales Centre Opening Summer 2025

Welcome to Poppy Fields, our collection of new homes in Lower Stondon – New phase coming soon!

Poppy Fields is located just 4 miles from Hitchin, Hertfordshire and close to Stevenage. A semi-rural location with country walks from the doorstep to quaint nearby villages and easy access to the A1/M1 and trains to London from Arlesey Rail Station. 

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 NEW PHASE COMING SOON 

Poppyfields coming soon. A range of brand-new 2, 3 & 4 bedroom homes located in the village of Lower Stondon.

With the village high street within walking distance you have a range of local amenities including schools, a doctor’s surgery, a vet, a supermarket as well as parks and other essential amenities just moments away.

Excellent transport links to Hitchin, Bedford and London King’s Cross making this countryside development the ideal place to call home.

Several of our new homes at Lower Stondon feature an open plan dining and kitchen area, and French doors that lead out to a rear garden. With a family bathroom fitted with Roca sanitaryware and a stunning master bedroom, a Bloor Home is the perfect place to call home. 
By choosing to buy one of our new builds in Lower Stondon rather than a previously owned home, you’ll benefit from: 

Up to £979 a year savings on your energy bills
Up to £110,350* savings on renovation costs 
Preferential new build mortgage rates
Hassle-free moving schemes such as Part Exchange, Assisted Move and First Time Buyer offers**
And so much more! 

Contact our expert sales team today to help you get moving!

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Getting to and from Lower Stondon

Poppy Fields is located close to the A600, with Bedford being 22 minutes away by car. It’s also a 24-minute drive to Luton, where you can merge on the M1 and head southbound to London or northbound to Birmingham.

The A1, a 13-minute drive away, also provides a direct route to London.

There’s a bus stop about 4 minutes' walk from our development, which offers services to Bedford and Stevenage. 

There’s also a train station – Arlesey Station – a little under 10 minutes’ drive away which offers a direct train to London Kings Cross, getting you into the capital in about 45 minutes. The station also operates regular services to Peterborough too. 

London’s Luton Airport is about a 23-minute drive away via the A505.

Things to do in Lower Stondon 

Poppy Fields has a playground right on its doorstep – the Stondon Recreation Ground – and there’s a golf course - the Henlow Golf Club - 15 minutes’ walk away.

Perfect Playground – a popular soft play area – is a 5-minute drive away while Arlesey Commons Nature Reserve is 12 minutes away. 

Additional there are several local gyms in the neighbouring areas of Shefford and Hitchin, including: 

Vibes Gym
Hub Fitness
PureGym

Your local supermarket is Stondon Lower Store, a 3-minute drive away. In neighbouring Letchworth, 16 minutes’ drive from Poppy Fields, you’ll find a whole slew of supermarkets, including Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Iceland. 

The Garden Square Shopping Centre, less than 20 minutes' drive away, boasts well-known names like New Look, F. Hinds, Peacocks, as well as a Boots pharmacy and a Halifax bank branch. 

Popular schools in Lower Stondon

Poppy Fields is ideally situated within minutes of a number of schools. These include primary schools like:

The Stondon Lower School – a school a 3-minute drive away that caters to children ages 5-9. 

Shillington Lower School – which is also operated under the same umbrella as Stondon Lower and caters to a slightly wider age group, catering to children ages 2-9, offering a nursery curriculum. The school is a 9-minute drive from our development.

Ickleford Primary School – a school an 8-minute drive away that caters to children ages 4-11. 

There are also several secondary schools nearby, namely: 

Samuel Whitbread Academy – a secondary school and sixth form college, a 6-minute drive away, that caters to children ages 13-18.

The Priory School – an all-through school, catering to children ages 5-16. The school is 7 minutes’ drive away from our development.  

The Highfield School – a special needs secondary school and sixth form college catering to children ages 11-19. The school is 15-minutes' drive away. 

It's also worth noting that there’s also a nursery within walking distance of Poppy Fields to – the Merry Poppets Nursery, a 10-minute walk away. 

Living in Lower Stondon

Those living in Poppy Fields will benefit from its ideal Lower Stondon location, with its proximity to the surrounding villages of Letchworth, Ickleford and Shefford allowing for trips down to the Military Intelligence Museum and the British Schools Museum – both within 15 minutes’ drive of our development, with the former being only 10 minutes away. 

There’s also the Queen Mother Theatre, 11 minutes’ drive away, as well as the Standalone Farm, with its popular petting farm, 13 minutes’ drive away.

If you’d like to enquire about our new homes in Lower Stondon, please feel free to book an appointment today.

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*Assisted Move, Part Exchange and all Bloor Homes’ incentives and schemes are subject to terms and conditions and are available on selected developments and selected plots only. Part Exchange is subject to our Part Exchange Purchasing Criteria. These schemes may not be available in conjunction with any other offer. For full details on plot eligibility, please speak with the Sales Team. 

†Source https://www.hbf.co.uk/news/hbf-report-watt-save/

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