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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£210,000
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1 bedroom retirement property for sale

Orchard Lea, High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21
Retirement
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Retirement property
1 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: D*
484 sq ft / 45 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold
Council tax, if payable: Ask agent
Broadband: Basic 17Mbps *
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

  • Tenure: Leasehold
  • Ideal for the Over 55's
  • One Bedroom Apartment
  • Ground Floor
  • 240 Hr Call Facility
  • Scenic Surroundings
  • Adjacent to Rivers Hospital

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

Front Door
Main front door leading to:

Communal Lounge Area
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.

Spacious Carpeted Entrance Hall
With a large airing cupboard with immersion cylinder, shelving, meter boxes and consumer unit, leading through into:

Bright & Spacious Sitting Room
15' 0" x 11' 2" (4.57m x 3.40m) with sliding double glazed doors onto patio and communal gardens, full height double glazed window to side, fitted carpet, t.v. aerial point, door leading through into:

Kitchen
11' 6" x 8' 0" (3.51m x 2.44m) comprising a single bowl, single drainer sink with hot and cold taps, matching base and eye level units with a rolled edge worktop over, four ring electric hob with extractor hood, built-in oven and grill, recess and plumbing for washer/dryer, position for fridge/freezer, window to side, wooden effect vinyl flooring.

Bedroom
10' 4" x 9' 10" (3.15m x 3.00m) with a double glazed window to side, fitted carpet, built-in wardrobes.

Shower Room
Comprising a tiled shower cubicle with a thermostatically controlled shower, pedestal wash hand basin, flush w.c., tiled flooring and walls, extractor fan, heated towel rail.

Lease
125 years from 1992.

Service Charge
For a one bedroom unit, single occupancy is �250.04 per week and double occupancy is �350.00 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.

Outside
There are large sunny communal gardens with pathways through to seating areas. They are beautifully landscaped, easterly facing and are kept in good condition weekly by a gardener.

Local Authority
East Herts District Council<br />Band �D� <br />

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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    Super-fast: Between 30 Mbit/s and 300 Mbit/s
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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on January 28, 2022

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    Red: One bar, reliable signal unlikely
    Amber: Two bars, may experience problems with connectivity
    Green: Three bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web services
    Enhanced: Full bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services

    Energy Performance data and Internal floor area: obtained on July 7, 2023 from The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 or the Home Report if in relation to a residential property in Scotland.

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    *Call rate information

    Calls to 0843 numbers will be charged at 4p/min from BT landlines. Calls from other networks may vary, and calls from mobiles and outside the UK will be higher. Calls to local numbers beginning with 01, 02 and 03 numbers will incur standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles.