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See how verdicts work2-bedroom property · SO30 3RF
Sold STCReduced £20k (−12.5%) on 25 OctListed 668 days
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About
Two-bedroom first floor retirement property, offered to the market with no forward chain.
This lovely property benefits from bright and airy accommodation throughout, tucked away in a sought-after and peaceful location in a highly-regarded warden-controlled retirement development of Lincoln Court.
The property benefits from a stairlift to the first floor, accessed via the entrance hall.
Internally, the accommodation comprises two double bedrooms, both benefitting from built-in wardrobes, a generous sitting/dining room with French doors providing access to the Juliet balcony, a well-proportioned kitchen which is accessed via double doors from the sitting room.
A refitted shower room with fully tiled walls, a large walk-in shower, and heated towel rail. The flat also benefits from resident parking and access to beautifully maintained communal gardens.
GROUND FLOOR ENTRANCE : Timber door to: Stairs rising to the first floor with fitted stair lift.
LANDING Built in airing cupboard with shelving and insulated water cylinder, wall-mounted telephone intercom, doors to: SITTING / DINING ROOM 16' (4.88m) x 12' 5" (3.78m) Double-glazed French doors to Juliet balcony overlooking the communal front aspect.
Dimplex electric storage heater, electric fire with decorative timber surround, TV aerial point, emergency pull cord, door to: KITCHEN 8' (2.44m) x 9' 2" (2.79m) Range of eye and base-level units and cupboards with roll-edge work surfaces, tiled splashbacks, double-glazed window to rear aspect, space for cooker and fridge/freezer, single stainless steel sink with drainer, emergency pull cord.
BEDROOM ONE 9' 4" (2.84m) x 14' 1" (4.29m) Double-glazed Velux style window to front aspect, double-glazed window to side aspect.
Built-in mirror-fronted wardrobes with shelf and hanging space, TV aerial point, Dimplex electric storage heater, emergency pull cord.
BEDROOM TWO 9' 10" (3.00m) x 7' 7" (2.31m) Double-glazed window to side aspect, built-in cupboard, TV ariel point, emergency pull cord, Dimplex electric storage heater.
BATHROOM / SHOWER ROOM 7' 9" (2.36m) x 5' 9" (1.75m) Walk in glazed shower enclosure, concealed cistern WC, wash basin with mixer tap, wall-mounted mirror with light and shaver point, extractor fan, half-tiled walls, laminate flooring.
OUTSIDE Beautifully maintained residents' gardens with areas of lawn, shrub flowers, communal seating areas, residents' and visitors parking.
COUNCIL TAX Eastleigh Borough council, Band C, Charge payable £1,718.08p.
Single occupancy rate is £1,288.56p LEASE Lease term is 99 years from 1st July 1996, 63 years remaining, service charge and ground rent £222 a month, ( £2,797.63 a year), which includes water rates and building insurance.
Value & comps
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