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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Guide price£169,000
Added > 14 days

2 bedroom flat for sale

Orchard Walk, Watlington
Retirement
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Flat
2 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: D*
495 sq ft / 46 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold | 88 yrs left
Service charge: £2,000 per annum
Council tax, if payable: Ask agent
Broadband: Ultra-fast 313Mbps *
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 (88 years remaining)
  • First floor apartment
  • Extended views
  • Landscaped communal gardens
  • Resident parking
  • Resident warden
  • Five minutes walk from shops
A spacious two bedroom flat with extended views, communal gardens and parking in this popular retirement development in the centre of Watlington

Tenure : Long Leasehold -

Description: - This first floor apartment has an attractive south-east facing aspect over the lovely communal gardens.

It is approached via a stair lift and has a spacious and well-proportioned sitting room which is large enough to accommodate a dining area and has a fitted kitchen alongside. There are two bedrooms, both with extended views with the principal bedroom having fitted wardrobes.

Orchard Walk is no more than a five-minute level walk from the centre of Watlington and benefits from a resident warden and a car park reserved exclusively for the residents.

Watlington - Watlington is reputedly England’s smallest town with its origins dating from the 6th century. The town has a range of sports facilities that embrace football and cricket as well as tennis, squash and bowls.

There are good local shops including a first class butcher and delicatessen and some excellent restaurants and pubs. Watlington Primary school and Rainbow Corner day nursery and pre-school have an ‘outstanding’ ofsted rating and senior education is provided by the well-regarded Icknield Community College.

The Chiltern Hills rise above the town and offer some of the finest landscapes in south-east England. There is much on offer here for outdoor enthusiasts, cyclists and walkers as The Icknield Way (Ridgeway National Trail) passes close to the town. Watlington is also the heartland of the re-introduced Red Kite that now soar above the town’s roof tops.

Communal Gardens & Parking - Gardens: The development has attractive and well-maintained landscaped gardens around which the properties are situated There are a variety of specimen trees, mature shrubs and well stocked borders together with shaped lawns, an ornamental pond and seating areas.

Parking: A private tarmac surfaced car-park provides exclusive parking for all residents.

Tenure & Charges - Leasehold: Approximately 88 years unexpired. There is an age qualification of 55 years for occupiers.

Service/Maintenance Charge: Approximately £2,000 per annum (includes ground rent, insurance, general maintenance, warden service & garden maintenance).

Services: - Mains services: Electricity / Water / Drainage
Heating: Electric heating
Warden: There is a resident warden to assist residents
Local Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Tax Band: C
EPC Rating:

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    Robinson Sherston is one of South Oxfordshire's leading estate agents. Operating from offices in Henley-on-Thames and Watlington our services extend from residential property sales and acquisitions to lettings and property management. Our offices are strategically located between the M.4 and M.40 motorways, linking London, the South-West and the Midlands. This area is one the most attractive in the Home Counties and encompasses the towns and villages that sit alongside the Thames and the rolling landscapes of the Chiltern Hills.

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