2 bedroom apartment for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Leasehold (111 years remaining)
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- Extra Care Retirement Apartment in Central Location
- Top Quality Communal Services & 24hr On Site Care Staff
- Second Floor Corner Two Double Bed Apartment
- Wet Room & Seperate Cloakroom
- Juliet Balcony overlooking Private & Well Maintained Communal Gardens
- Leasehold 75% Shared Ownership / Ground Rent & Service Charges Apply
- EPC Rating B / Council Tax Band C
- No Onward Chain
- St John Care Trust
Rooms
Situation
Florence Court is situated close to the Bradley Road with access from Rutland Crescent about half a mile to the West of the town centre. There is a supermarket a short walk away and the town centre offers an excellent range of shopping, leisure and educational amenities within easy distance. The development is quietly tucked away and the apartment is well situated to the rear of the development over looking the communal gardens.
Trowbridge is the County Town of Wiltshire and has benefitted from significant development, which is still ongoing, and offers a good range of schooling for all ages, excellent shopping, restaurants and leisure facilities, including a multiplex cinema and sports centre. Trowbridge is easily accessible from the M4 and has a railway station providing regular services to Salisbury and Southampton to the south and Bath and Bristol to the northwest.
Description
The apartment is situated to the rear of the building on the top floor with windows overlooking the attractive and private landscaped communal gardens. The apartment is well presented and significantly larger than the most other apartments due to its position on an inside corner with a large hallway with built in storage cupboard and airing cupboard and a separate WC, lounge/dining room with Juliet balcony overlooking the communal garden, well-appointed kitchen with eye level oven and lower work surfaces with electric hob, a good sized wet room and two double bedrooms. Central heating is from a communal gas boiler.
Florence Court is an exceptional extra care housing scheme run by the non-profit Bedfordshire Pilgrim Housing Association and specifically designed for the needs of people aged over 55 who feel they may need additional care in the future, or who already have care needs. Individual care plans are flexible to meet the changing needs of each resident. Care is (truncated)
Directions
From the centre of Trowbridge take the Bradley/Westbury Road. Then turn left into Rutland Crescent almost opposite the Aldi supermarket and the entrance to Florence Court will be found almost immediately on your the left hand side.
Accommodation
Communal Entrance
Secure entry system to communal entrance hall which includes the managers office, access to the communal living room, residents library and public WC. Secure fob entry system to the residents apartments with lifts and stairs to all floors.
On the Second Floor
Entrance Hallway
Secure entrance door with letterbox. Entry Phone and personal alarm. Built in shelved airing cupboard with electric convector heater. Separate built in double storage cupboard. Radiator.
Lounge 4.45m x 4.88m
Double glazed French door with Juliet balcony overlooking the communal garden. Radiator. Open access to the kitchen.
Kitchen
11 x 2.29m - With a range of matching wall and base units with rolled edge work surfaces and tiled splash backs. Spaces and plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher & space for under counter fridge and freezer. Built in electric oven & a 4 ring electric hob with extractor above. Vinyl flooring. Fluorescent strip light. Window overlooking the internal hall.
Bedroom One 3.05m x 5.18m
Double glazed window overlooking the communal garden. Double wardrobe and triple wardrobe. Radiator.
Bedroom Two 2.4m x 3.58m
Double glazed window overlooking the communal gardens. Radiator.
Wet Room 2.64m x 2.26m
Shower area with thermostatic shower and rail & curtain. Wash hand basin & low level WC. Extractor fan. Non slip flooring. Radiator.
Cloakroom 1.52m x 1.02m
With low level WC and wash hand basin. Vinyl flooring.
Externally
Front
In the front of Florence Court there is a communal parking area for visitors and residents. There is separate access to the mobility parking and charger room. Communal bike rack. There is also a private pedestrian side access leading onto the Bradford Road providing convenient access to an Aldi and other local amenities including a bus stop.
Communal Gardens
The attractive and well maintained grounds are on a westerly aspect and landscaped with areas of lawn with an assortment of flowers and plants with a shrub border, paved areas with seating and a communal drying area.
Tenure
The property is Leasehold.
Our clients are selling a 75% share of the title. The lease is from June 2011 for 125 years.
Charges
The service charge is £613.99 per calendar month which includes gas, electricity and water bills for each apartment. The maintenance and cleaning of communal areas are also included.
The Order of St Johns core care charge is approximately £46.58 per week for the 24 hour emergency call pendant and a 24/7 onsite carer. Plus 5 hours care per week at £127.00 - £25.40 per hour.
There is an assignment and admin fee on resale.
Council Tax
The property is in Band C with the amount payable for 2024/25 being 2162.31
Services
Main services of gas, electricity, water and drainage are connected.
Code
11133 11/04/2024
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