The University’s non-operational estate is the land and buildings owned by the University in addition to the operational estate, which is used for teaching, research, support or administration of the University.
The Property Group in the Estates Division manages the University’s non-operational estate to deliver a strong financial return and support innovation by providing spaces for academic and commercial partnerships, as well as housing that meets the needs of the University.
The non-operational property portfolio includes residential (both individual dwellings and apartment blocks), as well as offices and other commercial properties and leisure and retail properties, sports facilities, infrastructure including roads and car parks and forestry and agricultural land.
The University’s management of the non-operational property portfolio is overseen by the Property Board.
Property advice and expertise
Property Group advises on all property matters including the valuation, purchase, leasing and disposal of all properties on the University’s estate.
The team is responsible for the day-to-day management of the non-operational estate, which includes forestry, parkland and agricultural land at Park Farm in Madingley and the Grade II listed Madingley Park, landscaped by Capability Brown more than 250 years ago.
Find out more about our major property developments
North West Cambridge Development (Eddington)
Eddington is an active and lively neighbourhood in Cambridge, setting the standard in placemaking and sustainable living. This visionary part of the city supports University of Cambridge staff and the wider community by providing homes, social spaces, green spaces and a vibrant environment for people to live, socialise and invest in.
Cambridge West Innovation District
Cambridge West is the home of world-changing innovation. Purpose built by the University of Cambridge for research and discovery it is where a community of researchers, entrepreneurs and businesses work side by side to solve the world’s most complex problems. Already home to world-renowned departments in the physical sciences, technology, maths and engineering for over 70 years, we now have a generational opportunity to transform the existing campus. Cambridge West will have new academic, R&D and commercial spaces that promote interdisciplinary research.
The Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) is the foremost life sciences cluster in the UK with a track record for excellence. Home to 13 Nobel prizes, three NHS Trusts, 10 major research centres, the University of Cambridge’s School of Clinical Medicine and the headquarters of multinational life sciences companies; the discoveries made in CBC laboratories have enhanced lives around the world. Research investment and knowledge transfer at CBC demonstrably results in improved health outcomes nationally and internationally.