No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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The Elms
Balcony 2

2 bedroom retirement property

Retirement
EV charger
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Retirement property
2 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: B*
688 sq ft / 64 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold
Council tax, if payable: Ask agent
Broadband: Super-fast 80Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Leasehold
  • Stunning Recent Town Centre Development
  • High Calibre Apartments & Bungalows
  • For Residents Aged 55 Years And Over
  • Independent Living In Attractive Surroundings
  • 24 Hour Access To Care & Support Services Available
  • Landscaped Gardens And Car Parking
  • Extensive Communal Facilities
  • Cafe Lounge Hairdressing Salon Guest Rooms Etc
  • Southerly Facing Balcony Overlooking Town
  • Spacious & Superbly Equipped
The Elms is a stunning and unique recent development of specialist high quality homes, specifically designed for people aged 55 and over. The entire scheme provides 52 high quality one and two bedroom apartments and 6 two bedroom bungalows. It offers independent living, set within landscaped gardens with the comfort of 24 hour access to care and support services and a range of communal facilities.

£97,500 for 75% Share of ownership. No rent payable on remaining share!

This outstanding apartment features hall with storage, 16ft lounge with door to a good size private southerly facing balcony with views over Chester le Street, fitted modern kitchen, spacious bedrooms and a large shower room/wc. The specification of the apartment includes double glazing, underfloor heating and sky tv.

The attractive design of the main building has incorporated outstanding energy efficiency and stunning design features. An impressive range of facilities are provided including security access with intercom entry, lifts, spacious Residents Lounge with several additional communal informal lounge areas, on site Cafe open daily providing homemade meals and snacks, IT suite with computers and internet access , on site Hairdressing salon and treatment room, laundry facilities, guest Bedroom suites and cycle and motorised scooter store with charging points. There are extensive parking areas and communal gardens which also feature a fully accessible allotment area.

This impressive modern development offers immediate access to the towns many shops, restaurants and leisure facilities and is therefore ideally placed close to public transport facilities linking all major regional centres including Durham City, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. Chester le Street's nearby railway station is situated on the main East Coast railway line linking London and Edinburgh.

Conditions apply to the purchase and resale of properties within The Elms. These are available on request.

Tenure Leasehold.

Term 125 years from 1st July 2015

Service Charge for year 2020/2021 £7665.84 PER ANNUM, £638.82 per month

Service charge includes
Total services
Administration and depreciation
Sinking fund
Meals and well being (three two course meals per week)

Ground Rent: £10 per annum

Places of interest

    JW Wood are award winning independent Estate Agents who have been serving County Durham for over 100 years. With six offices across the county, our expert professional staff are on hand to help with any of your property needs. We offer a comprehensive service in all property matters, including Sales, Lettings, Auctions, Commercial properties, Professional Surveys & Valuations, Conveyancing, Independent Mortgages, Relocation Services and Removals. Whatever your property needs, JW Wood have the knowledge and experience to meet your requirements. We continuously improve, invest and innovate to offer our customers the best possible service from a modern estate agency. We are a traditional a family based company founded in 1910 but we take a very modern approach to our business using cutting edge technology backed up by experienced, well trained staff. Our residential sales team in our Durham Office alone have over 200 years combined experience between them! Regulated by the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors we are dedicated to highest standards in customer service, and we are delighted that many of our clients return to us, or recommend us to their friends, as a result of the service they received. We aim to be Number one in County Durham and Darlington and recently were awarded North East Agent of the year 2014 by Relocation Agent Network. 

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on February 10, 2022

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on February 10, 2022

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    Amber: Two bars, may experience problems with connectivity
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    Enhanced: Full bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services

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