Today the national estate is over 300,000 acres in size of which Cambridgeshire County Council's 35,000 acres with 274 farm tenants is the largest in England and Wales.

The Estate provides important financial returns for the County Council. It is important as the first rung on the ladder for new entrants to farming, for protecting biodiversity, and providing leisure opportunities in the countryside.

The Estate's rent roll is £2.4m. Since 1990 more than £40m has been raised through the judicious sale of surplus property. The money raised is used to pay for Council services and to keep the Council tax low.

As well as financial benefits the Estate has been used to open public access to the countryside with miles of new bridleways and footpaths, to improve the landscape with new woods and hedges and to protect biodiversity and archaeology.

The Farms Estate supports many jobs in rural Cambridgeshire and provides opportunities for young people to start farming.