1 bedroom apartment for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Leasehold (997 years remaining)
- Balcony that overlooks the grounds to the hills & countryside
- One site restaurant service delicious hot food
- One hour of domestic assistance included per week
- Beautiful location with plenty of amenities nearby
- Plenty of communal activities such as quiz and film nights
- Guest suite for family and friends
- Beautiful landscaped gardens
- Retirement Living PLUS exclusive to the over 70s designed for independent living with assisted care packages available upon request.
- Part exchange available please call us to find out more
- Removals and solicitors quotes can be provided
Local Area - Gilbert Place is conveniently positioned, enabling the new owner to access the full range of amenities that Swindon has to offer. There is a Waitrose supermarket just two miles away and the Swindon Designer Outlet, that includes a John Lewis, restaurants and cafes, is a little over two and a half miles away. For those seeking open space and a taste of the countryside, Coate Water Country Park and Lawns Park are just over a mile and a half distance.
Getting around both locally and further afield is simple, with regular bus services and transport links accessible nearby. In addition to this, Swindon train station is a 20-minute bus trip from this development and offers links to Bristol, Newbury, Gloucester and London while the M4 can be reached in under half an hour.
Retirement Living Plus - 'Exclusive to the over 70s is an assisted living service, this includes a subsidised restaurant and a variety of optional personal care packages. In addition, Gilbert Place has a library, beauty room, guest room, laundry – equipped with washing machines and tumble dryers and an electric scooter storage area. There is a weekly film night, games evenings, exercise classes and pastries and papers on a Sunday. Also on site is a well stocked convenience store.
Entrance Hallway - The front door of the apartment, with its security spy hole, leads to a spacious hall, where the 24-hour Tunstall emergency response system is situated, together with a smoke detector and illuminated light switches. Leading from the hall are the doors to the storage/airing cupboard, wet room, bedroom and living room.
Living Room - The living room is large, bright and airy, with a double glazed door opening onto a balcony that overlooks the grounds to the hills and countryside beyond. There is sufficient space to create both sitting and dining areas if required. The room is fitted with a TV point and Sky+ connectivity (subscription fees may apply), telephone point, spot ceiling lights and raised electric power sockets. A partially glazed door leads from the living room to the kitchen.
Kitchen - The kitchen is bright and modern with a double glazed window that overlooks the communal grounds, and offers views to the countryside and hills beyond. It is fitted with a range of quality appliances including a waist height oven, ceramic hob and integral fridge/freezer. The room is designed to make cooking and cleaning as effortless as possible.
Bedroom - The large double bedroom has a built-in wardrobe with plenty of hanging and storage space. The room is fitted with a TV and telephone point, raised power sockets and an emergency pull cord.
Bathroom - The purpose built wet room is comprised of a walk in shower with fitted curtain and hand rails, a vanity unit with hand basin and fitted cupboards, and a WC. The room also includes a heated towel rail, non slip flooring and an emergency pull cord
Service Charge - • 24-Hour on-site staffing
• 1 hours domestic assistance per week
• Cleaning of communal windows
• Water rates for communal areas and apartments
• Electricity, heating, lighting and power to communal areas
• 24 hour emergency call system
• Upkeep of gardens and grounds
• Repairs and maintenance to the interior and exterior communal areas
• Contingency fund including internal and external redecoration of communal areas
• Buildings insurance
The service charge is £9,727.05 for the financial year ending 30/04/2025. The Service charge does not cover external costs such as your Council Tax, electricity or TV. To find out more about the service charges please please contact your Property Consultant or Estate Manager.
Lease Information - 999 years from 1st Jan 2021.
Ground rent: £435 per annum
Ground rent review: 1st Jan 2036
Additional Information & Services - • Ultrafast Full Fibre Broadband available
• Mains water and electricity
• Electric room heating
• Mains drainage
Fitted carpets, curtains and blinds are included in the sale price
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