18 ORCHARD LEA RETIREMENT VILLAGE
No. 18 Orchard Lea
Retirement Village
High Wych Road
Sawbridgeworth
Hertfordshire CM21 0AB
Price guide: £199,950
Property information
An extremely rare opportunity to acquire a one
bedroom first floor retirement apartment with its own balcony
situated in the wonderful setting of Orchard Lea Retirement
Village, in a location just one mile from the picturesque village
of Sawbridgeworth. Orchard Lea is in a scenic area of over 20
acres which also includes a private hospital and specialist nursing
centre and The Lodge communal centre where residents can meet and
take part in all kinds of activities if desired. The
properties at Orchard Lea have been built to an extremely high
specification and are covered by NHBC and Secured by Design
guarantees. Payments of a monthly service charge takes away
all the worries of heating and lighting costs in your home plus
external maintenance, window cleaning, garden, building insurance,
water rates, telephone rental and one meal a day is provided for
each resident in the restaurant. The emergency call facility
operates 24 hours a day and there is a daily good neighbour check
made. Further assistance can be arranged.
Main front door leading to:
COMMUNAL LOUNGE
AREAS - Communal lounge and lobby
areas with seating, lighting and fitted carpets, stairs or lift
giving access to first floor, leading to solid wooden entrance door
with brass fittings and obscure window to side to:
ENTRANCE HALL with fire
alarm, access to loft space, double opening doors to cupboard
housing hot water cylinder and shelving, fitted carpet, door
to:
LOUNGE/DINING ROOM
- 15’2 x 11’2 with leaded light double glazed window to
front, double glazed patio door to balcony, t.v.aerial point,
telephone point, fitted carpet.
BALCONY - 6’5 x 5’ of
wood construction with fine easterly views.
KITCHEN - 10’8 x 8’ with
range of matching base and eye level units, rolled edge work
surface, inset single bowl single drainer stainless steel sink
unit, complementary tiled surrounds, leaded light window to front,
recess and plumbing for washer/dryer, recess for fridge/freezer,
built in oven, 4-ring electric hob with extractor hood above,
extractor fan, coving to ceiling, tile-effect vinyl flooring.
BEDROOM - 11’4 x 9’10 with
double glazed window to side, large built in double wardrobe with
hanging space, t.v.aerial point, fitted carpet.
SHOWER ROOM - Comprising
fully tiled walls, opaque window to rear, fully tiled walls,
pedestal wash hand basin, flush w.c., tiled shower cubicle, shaver
socket, fitted mirror and shelf, heated towel rail, cabinet with
mirrored door, tile effect vinyl flooring.
AGENTS NOTE - There is
underfloor heating controlled by individual room stats, plus heated
ceilings as well.
OUTSIDE - There are
large sunny communal gardens with pathways through to seating
areas. They are beautifully landscaped, easterly facing and
are kept in good condition weekly by a gardener.
LEASE - 125 years from
1992
SERVICE
CHARGE - For single occupancy £168.70
per week, this payment includes heating, lighting, external
maintenance, window cleaning, gardening, buildings insurance, water
rate, and one three course meal a day is provide for each resident
in the restaurant.