1 bed flat for sale

Folly Mill Lodge, South Street, Bridport DT6

Age-restricted one bedroom ground floor apartment within a short level walk to the town centre and Waitrose supermarket.

The Property

Folly Mill Lodge offers the perfect solution to independent living in retirement. The building is centrally located within walking distance of all the town's amenities and includes the use of a communal sitting room, outside terrace, laundry, bookable guest suite and residents parking. The security of the complex is taken very seriously, with access to the public through a telephone security entrance system, plus a Lodge Manager who mans the complex on a five day basis.
Number six Folly Mill Lodge is a one bedroom ground floor apartment to the rear of the complex, with rooms leading from a central hallway. The living room benefits from a coal effect electric fire as a focal point and space for a small dining table at one end. To one side there is a well equipped kitchen with integral appliances that include a ceramic hob and eye-level electric oven, plus plenty of base and wall mounted cupboards. The spacious bedroom has a large mirrored wardrobe. A separate, fully tiled shower room is equipped with a double size walk-in shower, wash basin, WC and heated towel rail. There is also a useful airing cupboard, which houses the boiler.

Outside

The lodge benefits from well-tended outside areas, with planting and a communal terrace, plus residents parking.

Situation

The property sits right in the heart of Bridport, a bustling and vibrant market town which has a history of rope making and is now a gateway to the Jurassic World Heritage coastline at nearby West Bay. It has an excellent variety of independent shops, supermarkets, hotels, pubs, restaurants and cafes catering for a range of tastes and wide ranging arts and music events, including the Literary Festival and Dorset Arts Week. There is a thriving twice weekly market with food, clothes, hardware and antiques and bric a brac. Bridport is conveniently placed for Dorchester and Weymouth to the east and Axminster to the west. Walking, water sports and riding opportunities are plentiful in the area.

Directions

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Services

Mains water, drainage and electricity. Electric heating.
Broadband - Superfast speed is available.
Mobile - There is mobile coverage in the area, please refer to Ofcom’s website for more details.
EPC: C

Local Authority

Dorset Council Tax band: B

Material Information

Property management company: Churchill Estate Management
Lease – 125 year from April 2002
Service charge - £2,688 per year
Ground rent - £385 per year
Age requirement – residents need to be no less than 55 years of age.
There is free wifi in the guest suite and an additional bonus is that residents can use guest suites in other Churchill managed properties around the country.