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A recently updated and beautifully presented McCarthy & Stone two-bedroom retirement apartment situated on the second floor with lift access.
Set within the tranquil market town of Newent, the development offers a communal lounge, laundry room and gardens, a dedicated house manager, 24-hour care line support, a guest suite, and resident parking.
Conveniently located just a short walk from local amenities. Offered with no onward chain.
Entrance Hall - Hallway with doors off, a large storage cupboard with shelves, and a cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.
Living Room - Light airy lounge, feature fireplace surround inset electric coal effect fire, window, radiator. Doors to the kitchen.
Kitchen - Range of newly fitted base and eye-level units with worktop space, built-in oven, hob, tiled splashback, integrated fridge and freezer and window to the front.
Bedroom One - Built in mirrored front wardrobes, window, radiator. Bedroom Two - Window, radiator. Shower Room - Suite comprising a corner shower cubicle, WC, heated towel rail, and wash hand basin.
Hard wearing vinyl flooring and wall tiles. Outside - Communal parking (not allocated) leading to main entrance. Communal gardens to the side.
Location - Newent, originally called Noent, is a small market town about 8 miles north west of Gloucester, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.
The town includes a half-timbered market house, plus other houses of historical nature, and Newent Lake, a large, picturesque lake in the centre of the town, originally part of the Newent Court Estate.
Newent is served by three schools, a doctor’s surgery, a dentist, Sports & Leisure Centre. Excellent motorway links to the M50 & M5.
Material Information - Tenure: Leasehold 125 years (from 2008) with 108 years remaining Management charges are currently £4600.20 per annum with the ground rent at £495pa (both half yearly charges paid in advance March and September respectively).
Council tax band: B Local authority and rates: Forest of Dean District Council Tax Band B £1878.47 (2025/26) Electricity supply: Mains Water supply: Mains Sewerage: Mains Heating: Electric Broadband speed: Basic 18 Mbps, Ultrafast 80 Mbps Mobile phone coverage: EE, Vodaphone, Three, O2
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