2 bedroom apartment for sale

A two bedroom, spacious, first floor retirement apartment in heart of Balsall Common. Easy reach to local amenities and transport. Fantastic community spirit, on-site manager. Offering generous lounge/diner, kitchen, large main bedroom, shower room, fantastic communal gardens, friendly development where you feel safe and secure. No upward chain.

COMMUNAL AREAS

One of the reasons this development is popular in the village is of its community spirit and convenience to the village centre.

With local residents certainly enjoying themselves, and it's large living area making this communal living space perfect for socialising, enjoying a cup of tea, coffee and a biscuit, perhaps a game of cards.

In addition to the seating area is a communal kitchen on the ground floor and the manager’s office close by, where the manager is on site Monday to Friday during working hours as well as the emergency pull cord system for during the day and peace of mind during out of hours.

In addition, there is the ground floor laundry which offers a range of washing machines and dryers and space for ironing boards, as well as the bin store. Also a ground floor residents WC.

For your convenience, there is a lift to the development from the ground floor, or there are stairs running along should you be more able and willing to burn off the biscuits.

Should you have family friends who wish to stay, there is a guest bedroom you can book through the manager.

LOCATION

Knights Court is a popular and modern development within Balsall Common located in a central position to the village centre, within easy walking distance of all the amenities, including opticians, dentist, several larger mini-supermarkets, coffee shops and hairdressers with the main medical centre being not too far away from the village towards the Berkswell train station. There’s also a bus that runs for your convenience into Solihull and Coventry, and with the train station, then it’s into Birmingham city centre or Coventry.

Also, the village is well known for the number of community groups, for all ages, whether you enjoy church groups, choir, craft groups, there really is something for everybody on your doorstep to enjoy.

PROPERTY IN BRIEF

As well as the communal areas inside, the garden to the rear is simply stunning and an ideal space to enjoy your fellow residents company on those sunny days or when family/ grandchildren visit.

This apartment is located on the first floor, and can be accessed via the lift or by the staircase.

Once inside, you are greeted by a spacious hallway, the apartment enjoys all the benefits of a larger lounge/dining room with garden view, French doors into the kitchen which is well equipped, a large main bedroom with fitted wardrobes and garden view, and adaptable second bedroom also with garden views, and the shower room. There’s also a large store cupboard off the hallway.

There is good parking facilities at the front of the development with some individual parts of disabled parking spaces.

The property is sold with the benefits of no upward chain.

MANAGEMENT

First Port retirement Property Services Ltd
Service charge £4300.36
Ground Rent £460

106 Years Left on lease ( as of 2024)

The development has a house manager who is on site during Monday to Friday business hours, their role is to run the development, as well as being on hand for your needs.

Should there be an emergency, then there is emergency pull-cords throughout the apartment, with access to the house manager, and out of hours, to an out of hours service.

APARTMENT

Welcome inside this two bedroom first floor apartment set to the rear of the development.

The entrance hallway is a great size and leaves plenty of floor space to move around freely, the hallway gives access to the lounge/diner, shower room, and two bedrooms as well as offering a large airing cupboard providing shelves for your towels, linen and additional storage for cleaning appliances, as well as the hot water tank. There is additional storage cupboard along the shared corridor for suitcases etc. The hallway is nice and neutral, with the storage heating, lighting and mid-point lighting controls and telephone point.

There is also the control for the door access system on the ground floor, and the emergency pull-cord system.

The lounge/dining room is a really spacious room, light and sunny being south-west facing, having a double glazed opening window to the rear, with glazed doors into the kitchen which lets the natural light through into the living space.

This room is perfect for your sofa, cosy armchair, media centre and space ideally by the window to enjoy meal times whilst taking in the well-maintained garden view. There is a feature fireplace with an electric fire, as well as storage heating.

The room is neutrally presented with light carpets, having twin ceiling lights, as well as an emergency pull-cord.

Running off the dining space is the well-appointed kitchen which provides a good compliment of units, and plenty of work-space area. Having the benefit of a built-in mid-height oven, separate built-in microwave, a four-ring electric hob with extractor over, as well as a built-in fridge, separate freezer and sink and drainer. The kitchen has numerous power points around the work-surfaces for your small appliances, kettle and toaster, as well as a window to the rear elevation, easy to manage vinyl flooring, ceiling lighting and a high-level wall-mounted heater and emergency assist pull-cord.

The main bedroom is a really nice size, plenty of floor space here for a larger bed, accompanying side tables, chest of drawers, as well as there being the benefit of a fitted wardrobe with glass- folding doors. The bedroom has a double glazed window, there is storage heating, again, mid- height power sockets for ease of reach, emergency pull cord, TV aerial point cable and ceiling lighting.

The second bedroom is an adaptable space, clearly ideal as a bedroom, however, if you prefer a separate study/sitting room, or as a more permanent dining space, then this room certainly will look after you. The room is neutrally presented continuing the theme of the apartment with a view to the rear garden, a more modern wall-mounted electric heater and lighting.

The shower room is also a good size, easy to move around, offering a corner shower with mains-fed control, glass sliding doors and assisted seat and rails, as well as there been a handy vanity cupboard for toiletries, wash basin with individual hot and cold taps, having a large mirror and vanity light with a radiator to the side. A toilet, more cabinets, as well as heating, and an extractor.

OUTSIDE SPACES

The gardens to the developments have always been well-maintained as you can see from the photos, simply stunning and peaceful.

The gardens offer a seating area, plenty of lawn area and particularly if you get the grandkids round to come and see you, then they have some outdoor space to enjoy.

Also perfect when sitting outside on those sunny days to chat to fellow residents.

To the front of the property, is plenty of residence parking, with some allocated disabled bays.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We are advised this property is Leasehold, please seek confirmation from your legal representative.

We are advised the council tax band C is payable to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.

EPC- The full EPC report can be obtained from the agent upon request.

Ginger have not checked appliances, nor have we seen sight of any building regulations or planning permissions. You should take guidance from your legal representative before purchasing any property.

Room sizes and property layout are presented in good faith as a guide only. Although we have taken every step to ensure the plans are as accurate as possible, you must rely on your own measurements or those of your surveyor. Not every room is accounted for when giving the total floor space. Dimensions are generally taken at the widest points.

All information we provide is in good faith and as a general guide to the property. Subjective comments in these descriptions imply the opinion of the selling agent at the time these details were prepared. However, the opinions of a purchaser may differ. Details have been verified by the sellers.