The centre of Cambourne is focused around a high street which links the three villages at the heads of the valleys, and accommodates a range of public buildings, including two schools, church, health centre, community centre, village store, police station and fire station. A multipurpose leisure centre provides a wide variety of facilities, including football, hockey, cricket, tennis, rugby and golf, Bowling greens and cricket pitches on each village green complement the recreational provision. Informal recreation is incorporated through the new woodlands and a network of-footpaths, cycleways and bridleways. Open water is featured in the valleys and surface water attenuation lakes alleviate the risk of flooding to neighbouring areas. Ponds and marshy areas enhance the ecological framework.
Reed beds provide filtration for the cleansing of surface water.
Extensive fieldwork has identified the range of existing flora and fauna. Provision has been made for their protection and the creation of new habitats. A primary objective for the development of Cambourne embodied in the masterplan is to achieve sustainability. The Cambourne masterplan will facilitate the creation of low energy buildings and introduce new ideas for using a biomass energy supply utilising local farms to provide coppicing. Conservation of energy in relation to journeys within, to and from the site is respected and movement by foot, bicycle and other non-vehicular forms has been facilitated.