No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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£200,000
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1 bedroom retirement property for sale

High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21
Retirement
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Retirement property
1 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: D*
516 sq ft / 48 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Ask agent
Council tax, if payable: Ask agent
Broadband: Super-fast 67Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Ideal for the Over 55’s
  • One Bedroom Apartment
  • Wet Room
  • 24 Hr Call Facility
  • Scenic Surroundings
  • Adjacent to Rivers Hospital
Folio: 14879 We are pleased to be able to offer this one bedroom ground floor retirement apartment, situated in the highly regarded development of Orchard Lea. The apartment benefits from having direct access onto extremely well kept communal grounds via patio doors as well as the benefit of private resident’s parking to the front. Orchard Lea Retirement Village is just one mile from the picturesque village of Sawbridgeworth which offers shops, restaurants and leisure facilities. Orchard Lea is a scenic area of over 20 acres which also includes the Rivers hospital, specialist nursing centre and The Lodge community centre where residents can meet and take in all kinds of activities, if desired.

Payments of a monthly service charge take away the worries of heating, lighting costs in your home plus external maintenance including window cleaning, gardening, building insurance, water rates, telephone rental and one meal per day is provided for each resident in the restaurant, if required. An emergency call facility operates 24 hours a day and there is a daily good neighbour check made. Further assistance can be arranged, if required. Internal viewing is highly recommended.


Rooms

Communal Lounge Areas
Communal lounge and lobby areas with seating, lighting and fitted carpets, leading to solid wooden entrance door taking you to the front door of the flat with a key safe.

Entrance Hall
With a wall mounted electric heater, double door airing cupboard with immersion, shelving and fuse board, fitted carpet, door to:

Living Room
15' x 11' 2" (4.57m x 3.40m) with a leaded window to side, double glazed sliding patio door giving access to extremely well maintained communal gardens, t.v. aerial point, telephone point, large wall mounted electric heater, fitted carpet, door through to:

Kitchen
10' 6" x 7' 10" (3.20m x 2.39m) with a range of matching base and eye level units with a rolled edge worktop, stainless steel single bowl, single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, leaded window to side giving views over communal grounds, electric integrated four-ring hob with extractor above, recess and plumbing for washer/dryer, recess for low level fridge/freezer, integrated electric oven, strip lighting, extractor, vinyl flooring.

Bedroom
10' 2" x 9' 2" (3.10m x 2.79m) with a leaded window to rear offering fine communal views, built-in double wardrobe, t.v. aerial point, fitted carpet.

Wet Room
Comprising a walk-in double width shower with grab rails, bi-folding shower doors, low level thermostatically controlled shower, opaque window to side, pedestal wash hand basin with stainless steel taps, low level flush w.c., wall mounted vanity unit, electric towel rail, vinyl flooring.

Lease
125 years from 1992.

Service Charge
For a one bedroom unit, single occupancy is £267.54 per week and double occupancy is £374.50 per week. This fee covers a daily three course luncheon, all heating and lighting, water rates, telephone rental, 24-hour aid call, buildings insurance, external maintenance, external window cleaning and gardening.<br /><br />There is also a wide range of additional services available as and when you require including housekeeping, hairdressing and handyman services, prices of which depend on requirements.<br />

Local Authority
East Herts District Council<br />Band ‘B’

Places of interest

    Wright & Co. Estate agents have been established in Sawbridgeworth since 1981 offering properties within the villages along the Hertfordshire and Essex border. Sawbridgeworth and the surrounding villages including Hatfield Heath, Hatfield Broad Oak, The Rodings, Great Dunmow, Little and Great Hallingbury, Sheering, Churchgate Street and The Matchings all offer excellent amenities, just a short drive to mainline railway stations with direct links to London Liverpool Street, Stansted and Cambridge. The neighbouring towns of Bishop's Stortford and Harlow enjoy multiple shopping areas, restaurants and public houses and excellent Primary, Senior, State and Independent schooling. Commuting from these areas is easy with M11/M25 motorway links offering access to London and Cambridge. Stansted Airport can be found just off Junction 8 of the M11 approximately 7 miles to the northeast of Sawbridgeworth, with links to all major European capitals.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on January 28, 2022

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    *Call rate information

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