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Retirement
Leasehold
£85,000
1 bed detached house for sale
Wincanton, Somerset BA91 bed
1 bath
1 reception
Local area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Wincanton 0.2 miles
- Wincanton Primary School 0.3 miles
- Templecombe 3.9 miles
- Bruton 4 miles
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Features and description
- Leasehold
- One bedroom ground floor retirement flat
- No onward chain
- Entrance hall
- Lounge
- Kitchen
- Residents lounge
- Laundry room
- Guest suite
- Day manager
- Communal gardens
Location: The town of Wincanton is an appealing South Somerset town bordering the counties of Dorset and Wiltshire. Local amenities including a Co-Op supermarket, butcher, bakery, fruit and veg and whole foods shop, Post Office, library, antique shops, cafes, eateries, the Bootmakers Workshop with crafts for both children and adults, and a leisure centre with gym and swimming pool. The town has a thriving community with an active library as well as a community centre at the Balsam Centre which has a busy schedule of classes and groups. The town is a 10 minute drive from the fantastic offerings of Bruton including the Hauser & Wirth Art Gallery and Roth Bar & Grill, 10 minutes from the impressive highly-regarded Newt Hotel, 15 minutes from the pretty market town of Castle Cary and 20 minutes from the attractive Dorset town of Sherborne. It is also close to the A303 for an easy drive to/from London (approx 2 hours drive) and Berry’s coaches which operates a twice daily service to London. Other local attractions are a number of National Trust properties including Stourhead and approximately an hour’s drive from the beautiful Dorset coastline featuring some of the best beaches in the country. There is a Waitrose 10 minutes away in Gillingham or at Sherborne and an excellent local farm shop and restaurant at Kimbers (5 minutes away). There is also the renowned Wincanton racecourse and a pretty local park, Cale Park, which features a playground, café with ‘mini-town’ for children and the pretty river Cale which runs through to the countryside behind Loxton House.
Accommodation
The main entrance has a security entry phone system for visitors and a remote key fob for the residence that open the double doors into the reception hallway. The managers office is to the left, and further along the hallway double doors open to the communal lounge. Flat four is conveniently positioned on the ground floor providing easy access to all the communal facilities.
Entrance hall: Coved ceiling, storage/airing cupboard housing pre-lagged hot water tank with immersion heater and shelving for linen.
Sitting room: 15’4” x 10’7” One of the distinct advantages of this apartment is there is a door giving direct easy access to the communal garden providing the opportunity to sit outside your property. Double glazed window to front aspect, slim-line storage heater, coved ceiling, intercom entry phone, two wall light points, emergency pull cord, television aerial point and archway to:
Kitchen: 7’4” x 5’5” A modern fitted kitchen with a good range of fitted wall and base units with a drawer line and work top over. Single drainer stainless steel sink unit with cupboard below, inset ceramic hob, integrated fridge freezer and wood effect vinyl flooring..
Bedroom: 12’3” x 8’8” Dimplex storage heater, double glazed window to front aspect, emergency pull cord, wall light point, built-in double wardrobe with hanging rail and shelf and coved ceiling.
Bathroom: Bath with shower over, wash hand vanity unit, low level WC, fully tiled walls, extractor fan, coved ceiling and electric wall heater.
Outside
Attractive communal gardens.
Agents note: It is a condition of purchase that the residents be over the age of 60 years or in the event of a couple one must be over the age of 60 years and the other over 55 years.
Ground Rent: £446.10pa
Service Charge: £2391.76pa
Service charge includes water rates, building insurance and upkeep of communal areas and gardens.
Services: Water, electricity, drainage all subject to the usual utility regulations.
Tenure: Leasehold - 125 years commencing 1988.
Council tax band: A
viewing: Strictly by appointment through the agents.
Accommodation
The main entrance has a security entry phone system for visitors and a remote key fob for the residence that open the double doors into the reception hallway. The managers office is to the left, and further along the hallway double doors open to the communal lounge. Flat four is conveniently positioned on the ground floor providing easy access to all the communal facilities.
Entrance hall: Coved ceiling, storage/airing cupboard housing pre-lagged hot water tank with immersion heater and shelving for linen.
Sitting room: 15’4” x 10’7” One of the distinct advantages of this apartment is there is a door giving direct easy access to the communal garden providing the opportunity to sit outside your property. Double glazed window to front aspect, slim-line storage heater, coved ceiling, intercom entry phone, two wall light points, emergency pull cord, television aerial point and archway to:
Kitchen: 7’4” x 5’5” A modern fitted kitchen with a good range of fitted wall and base units with a drawer line and work top over. Single drainer stainless steel sink unit with cupboard below, inset ceramic hob, integrated fridge freezer and wood effect vinyl flooring..
Bedroom: 12’3” x 8’8” Dimplex storage heater, double glazed window to front aspect, emergency pull cord, wall light point, built-in double wardrobe with hanging rail and shelf and coved ceiling.
Bathroom: Bath with shower over, wash hand vanity unit, low level WC, fully tiled walls, extractor fan, coved ceiling and electric wall heater.
Outside
Attractive communal gardens.
Agents note: It is a condition of purchase that the residents be over the age of 60 years or in the event of a couple one must be over the age of 60 years and the other over 55 years.
Ground Rent: £446.10pa
Service Charge: £2391.76pa
Service charge includes water rates, building insurance and upkeep of communal areas and gardens.
Services: Water, electricity, drainage all subject to the usual utility regulations.
Tenure: Leasehold - 125 years commencing 1988.
Council tax band: A
viewing: Strictly by appointment through the agents.
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