The Close, Dunmow, CM6 1XE

1-bedroom flat · CM6 1XE

349 sq ft1 bath

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£145,000

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THE PROPERTY Second floor one bedroom apartment with period features and allocated parking. This property has recently been re-decorated with new carpets throughout. Offered chain free.

Perfect first time purchase. Leasehold Council Tax Band B EPC - Awaiting We understand the service charge and ground rent is circa £1800 p.a.

(please do check this with your lawyer prior to committing to purchase) All main services connected THE LOCATION This beautifully converted group of apartments which was formally part of the historic 'Union Workhouse' constructed in 1838 by the famous architects George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt.

Great Dunmow is an ancient Flitch town and is particularly a popular location with commuters, situated between Bishop's Stortford, Braintree and Chelmsford.

Road travel to London is well serviced by the M11 (Junction 8) which is easily accessed by the A120 bypass, which also links to London Stansted Airport and the Stansted Express (5 miles) with a rail service to London Liverpool Street in approximately 35 minutes.

There are a number of schools in the area including Felsted Private School (within 4.5 miles), New Hall Independent School (within 13 miles) Bishop's Stortford College (10.6 miles), two outstanding schools in Chelmsford: Chelmsford County High School for Girls and King Edward VI Grammar School (both within around 13 miles) and Chelmsford County High School for Girls (12.7 miles).

Great Dunmow enjoys quality shopping and schooling facilities and is itself a thriving town.

Chelmsford city has a wider variety of shops with a pedestrianised centre, together with an area known as Bond Street which includes John Lewis and many other independent and quality branded shops.

Bishop's Stortford - 10 miles (London Liverpool Street from 38 minutes, Cambridge from 30 minutes), Chelmsford - 14.7 miles, Stansted Airport - 7.7 miles. (Distances and times are approximate).

ENTRANCE HALL LIVING ROOM KITCHEN BEDROOM 1 SHOWER ROOM ALLOCATED PARKING FOR ONE CAR WONDERFUL COMMUNAL GARDENS

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Price per Square Foot

£415/sq ft

Based on 349 sq ft (32 sq m)

Floor Area

349 sq ft (32 sq m)

Council Tax Band

Band B

Estimated ~£1400/year

Tenure

Leasehold

Local Authority

Uttlesford District

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County

Essex County

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