1-bedroom flat · DT1 1AE
For saleReduced £30k (−20%) on 28 SepListed 642 days
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Summary The property comprises a generous dual-aspect lounge, modern kitchen-diner, recently updated shower room, storage cupboards and one well-proportioned bedroom.
The property situated on the second floor enjoys views across the town and is serviced by a lift just outside the front door.
Description Situated close to the heart of Dorset's county town, Dorchester, lies this spacious retirement apartment for the over 65's.
The property comprises a generous dual-aspect lounge, modern kitchen-diner, recently updated shower room, storage cupboards and one well proportioned bedroom.
The property situated on the second floor enjoys views across the town and is serviced by a lift just outside the front door.
The building also offers a communal lounge, library, gardens as well as benefitting from warden assistance provided by Somerleigh Court.
Entrance Hall The front door leads into an L shaped entrance hall with a security intercom, a radiator, a cupboard and the consumer board. Doors lead to the lounge, the bedroom and the shower room.
Lounge 18' 2" x 17' 6" ( 5.54m x 5.33m ) A door leads from the entrance into the dual aspect lounge with windows to the front and side, two radiators, a television aerial socket, a telephone point and a doorway leading into the kitchen.
Kitchen 17' x 10' 6" ( 5.18m x 3.20m ) A doorway leads from the lounge into the fitted kitchen with a range of wall and base units with worksurfaces over, a 1 /2 bowl stainless steel sink and drainer, an electric oven and hob with a cookerhood over, a radiator, plumbing for a washing machine, space for a fridge freezer, a double glazed window to the rear aspect and the 3 year old gas central heating boiler which has been serviced annually.
Bedroom 13' 6" x 9' 7" ( 4.11m x 2.92m ) A door leads from the entrance hall into the bedroom with a double glazed window to the front aspect, a radiator and a television aerial socket.
Shower Room A door from the entrance hall leads into the recently updated, part tiled shower room with a shower cubicle, a WC, a wash hand basin, a shaver point and an extractor fan.
Communal Facilities The property benefits from a lift that leads to outside the apartments front door, there is a communal lounge, a library, residents parking, gardens and warden assistance provided by Somerleigh Court.
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Money laundering regulations - Intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification documentation at a later stage and we would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.
2: These particulars do not constitute part or all of an offer or contract. 3: The measurements indicated are supplied for guidance only and as such must be considered incorrect.
4: Potential buyers are advised to recheck the measurements before committing to any expense.
5: Connells has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures, fittings or services and it is the buyers interests to check the working condition of any appliances.
6: Connells has not sought to verify the legal title of the property and the buyers must obtain verification from their solicitor.
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About 11, Edgcumbe Manor, Somerleigh Road, Dorchester
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