£85,000
1 bed property for saleStation Road, Lower Parkstone, Poole, Dorset BH14
1 bed
1 bath
1 reception
EPC Rating: C
- Retirement
- Leasehold
Frost & Co
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About this property
Lift access - first floor
Communal residents meeting lounge and sun terrace
Heart of ashley cross
Modern shower room
No forward chain
Double bedroom
Walking distance to all the village shops and bus stop outside
Modern kitchen
Dual aspect living room
24 hour careline connection
A unique one bedroom first floor retirement apartment with a dual aspect living room, modern kitchen, shower room. The apartment is located in the popular Homelake House development in the heart of Ashley Cross with its array of shops and excellent transport links. No forward chain
please refer to our floorplan for room measurements.
Homelake House has a large and welcoming entrance with two lifts and two sets of stairs to all floors, flat 56 can be found on the first floor.
A feature of the property is the bright sitting room with dual aspect double glazed windows with an outlook across the Ashley Cross green.
The modern kitchen has a range of cupboards, an oven and combination oven, electric hob and a fridge/freezer which will remain.
The bedroom is a good size double room with a large window overlooking Ashley Cross green and there is a fitted double wardrobe.
The fully tiled modern shower room comprises of a wc, wash hand basin & vanity unit, large walk in shower cubicle with wall mounted controllers.
There is a generous size cupboard in the hallway offering useful storage as well as electrics and water tank.
For the residents - There is a large recently re-decorated communal lounge on the lower ground floor and a sun terrace where lots of events are organised through the year. Also for residents use is a laundry room with multiple washers and dryers.
Outside - Large residents car park (not allocated spaces) but plenty of them plus disability spaces and a store for mobility scooters.
Tenure - Leasehold - 59 years remaining
Service charge - £ 1,864.30 (paid 6 monthly) to include, lift maintenance, gardening, building insurance, water and sewerage rates, house managers wages, heating and cleaning in communal areas, maintenance of the resident's lounge, communal laundry and general maintenance of the property, window cleaning, warden monitoring, accountancy charges, call monitoring service costs.
Ground rent - £255.63 (paid 6 monthly)
Council Tax Band B
homelake house overview - Homelake House facilities. On the lower ground floor there is a communal lounge for owners in the development where a host of social activities and events take place and act as a meeting point. There is even a communal kitchen area adjoining the lounge for residents' use. The communal lounge also offers direct access to a large rear patio area and the communal garden. On the Ground floor level is a communal laundry room with washing and dryer machines. Next to the main entrance is a house managers office staffed Monday to Friday, in addition to the 24 hour care line intercom system which is in place throughout each home and the development. To accommodate your visitors there are two guest apartments available for friends and family to utilise with a small charge.
There is a car park for residents and also a covered area for electric buggy storage.
Minimum age - 60 years old and in the event of a couple, one resident must be over 60 years and the other over 55 years old.
Agents Note - Existing pets are allowed.
Viewings - We show homes Monday to Saturday. Many sellers go to great lengths to prepare for viewings. Please check out the mapping section of the listing to ensure the property is where you want it to be and the floorplan to ensure it has the accommodation you need. We appreciate situations can change so if for any reason you need to cancel a viewing please try and give 24 hours’ notice where possible.
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Tenure
Leasehold (58 years)
Service charge
Council tax band
B
Ground rent
£511
Ground rent date of next review