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See how verdicts work1-bedroom flat · WD17 2AG
For saleListed 78 days
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About
There’s something very easy about this apartment.
Set within Phoenix Apartments on Lower High Street, it’s the sort of home that feels straightforward in all the right ways, well proportioned, nicely presented and right in the middle of Watford, without feeling like you’re compromising on space.
There’s a really nice simplicity to the layout too. Everything flows from the entrance hall, with the bathroom and useful storage tucked away as you come in, before opening into the main living space.
The kitchen, dining and sitting room is one long, open plan room, and at over 27 feet in length it feels far more generous than you might expect from a one bedroom apartment.
The kitchen sits neatly at one end, leaving plenty of room for a proper dining area and a comfortable sitting space beyond.
It’s an easy room to live in, sociable when you have people over, but equally comfortable when it’s just you at home.
Across the hall is the bedroom, and this is another room where the proportions work particularly well.
At around 17 feet long, there’s space for a large bed as well as wardrobes and additional furniture, without having to squeeze everything in.
The apartment has been really well looked after and feels bright, comfortable and very much ready to move into. And then there’s the location.
Being on Lower High Street puts so much within easy reach, whether that’s popping into the centre of Watford, heading out for dinner, commuting via Watford High Street station which is within walking distance or simply wanting day to day life to be convenient.
At approximately 524 sq ft, this would make a lovely first home, an easy base for someone commuting, or an appealing investment.
More than anything, it’s an apartment that uses its space well, and we think it will make its next owner very happy. EPC Rating: B
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