£169,000

2 bed flat for sale

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Retirement
Leasehold

Guide price

£169,000

2 bed flat for sale

Orchard Walk, Watlington OX49

2 beds
1 bath
1 reception
EPC rating: D

Key Information

Tenure:
Leasehold (88 years)
Service charge:
£2,000 per year
Council tax band:
Ground rent:
Ground rent date of next review:

Local area information

Property location

Nearby amenities

  • Watlington Primary School 0.2 miles
  • Icknield Community College 0.2 miles
  • Saunderton 7.9 miles
  • Princes Risborough 8.4 miles

These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.

Features and description

  • Leasehold
  • First floor apartment
  • Extended views
  • Landscaped communal gardens
  • Resident parking
  • Resident warden
  • Five minutes walk from shops
A spacious two bedroom flat with extended views, communal gardens and parking in this popular retirement development in the centre of Watlington

Tenure : Long Leasehold

Description:

This first floor apartment has an attractive south-east facing aspect over the lovely communal gardens.

It is approached via a stair lift and has a spacious and well-proportioned sitting room which is large enough to accommodate a dining area and has a fitted kitchen alongside. There are two bedrooms, both with extended views with the principal bedroom having fitted wardrobes.

Orchard Walk is no more than a five-minute level walk from the centre of Watlington and benefits from a resident warden and a car park reserved exclusively for the residents.

Watlington

Watlington is reputedly England’s smallest town with its origins dating from the 6th century. The town has a range of sports facilities that embrace football and cricket as well as tennis, squash and bowls.

There are good local shops including a first class butcher and delicatessen and some excellent restaurants and pubs. Watlington Primary school and Rainbow Corner day nursery and pre-school have an ‘outstanding’ ofsted rating and senior education is provided by the well-regarded Icknield Community College.

The Chiltern Hills rise above the town and offer some of the finest landscapes in south-east England. There is much on offer here for outdoor enthusiasts, cyclists and walkers as The Icknield Way (Ridgeway National Trail) passes close to the town. Watlington is also the heartland of the re-introduced Red Kite that now soar above the town’s roof tops.

Communal Gardens & Parking

Gardens: The development has attractive and well-maintained landscaped gardens around which the properties are situated There are a variety of specimen trees, mature shrubs and well stocked borders together with shaped lawns, an ornamental pond and seating areas.

Parking: A private tarmac surfaced car-park provides exclusive parking for all residents.

Tenure & Charges

Leasehold: Approximately 88 years unexpired. There is an age qualification of 55 years for occupiers.

Service/Maintenance Charge: Approximately £2,000 per annum (includes ground rent, insurance, general maintenance, warden service & garden maintenance).

Services:

Mains services: Electricity / Water / Drainage
Heating: Electric heating
Warden: There is a resident warden to assist residents
Local Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Tax Band: C
EPC Rating:

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