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1 bedroom apartment

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Apartment
1 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: B*
613 sq ft / 57 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold
Council tax, if payable: Ask agent
Broadband: Super-fast 69Mbps *
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
  • A post-millenium retirement apartment
  • First floor
  • One bedroom
  • One bathroom
  • One reception room
  • Communal facilities and parking area
  • Attractive communal gardens
  • Popular and convenient complex
  • EPC rating B
A first floor one bedroom post-millennium retirement apartment overlooking the attractive communal gardens of this very popular complex to the north of Chester.

Constructed in 2001 by McCarthy and Stone and comprising 50 apartments arranged over three floors with the benefit of a communal lift, Mallard Court is an extremely popular, convenient, and established retirement development within the highly regarded suburb of Upton. There are numerous local facilities within Upton itself which include shops, bus stops, the Bache railway station, and churches, and of course the location is also within easy reach of the historic Roman city of Chester with all of its attendant amenities. The apartment itself, which is situated on the first floor, overlooks a section of the very attractive communal gardens within this development, and also has the benefit of double-glazed windows, electric storage heaters, an electric hot water heating system, connections to mains water, mains electricity, and mains drainage, and the following accommodation which is described in detail below.

Rooms

Communal Entrance Hall
With stairs and lift leading to the communal first floor landing and the private accommodation of the subject apartment as follows.

Entrance Hall 5.6m x 2.2m (18' 4" x 7' 3")
An L-shaped space with electric storage heater, coved ceilings, emergency pull cord, and doorway leading to a useful airing cupboard/boiler cupboard with fitted shelving, lighting, electricity meter, electricity circuit breaker control panel, and electrically heated high-capacity hot water cylinder.

Sitting/Dining Room 6.25m x 4.34m (20' 6" x 14' 3")
A well-proportioned L-shaped reception/dining room with aspect over the Mallard Court communal gardens, telephone point, television point, electric storage heater, coved ceilings, and double inner doors leading to the kitchen.

Kitchen 2.64m x 2.3m (8' 8" x 7' 7")
With timber trimmed range of wall units, floor cupboards, and drawers, with work surfaces and tile splashbacks, aspect over the communal gardens, stainless steel single drainer sink unit, emergency pull cord, wall-mounted electric fan heater, fitted four ring electric hob with hood above, separate electric oven/grill, and points and space for a refrigerator and freezer.

Bedroom 5.36m x 2.67m (17' 7" x 8' 9")
With aspect over the communal gardens, electric storage heater, coved ceilings, television point, telephone point, and extensive fitted range of bedroom furniture comprising wardrobes, bedside cabinets, display shelving, drawered dressing table, and mirror fronted section.

Bathroom 2.08m x 1.7m (6' 10" x 5' 7")
With coloured suite having chromium comprising panelled bath with side shower screen and fitted thermostatically controlled shower unit, cabinet style wash hand basin with bathroom cabinet beneath and facing mirror, WC, electric light/shaver point, fan, electric fan heater, tiled walls, and electrically heated towel rail/radiator.

Outside
Externally there are extremely well maintained and very attractive communal gardens to the side and rear, along with a communal visitors and residents parking area.

Additional Communal Facilities
A particular benefit of this development are the communal laundry facilities available on site, as well as a residents sitting room and guest suite.

Important Notice
Prospective purchasers should be aware that the property cannot be occupied by a sole proprietor who is under the age of 60, or by joint proprietors who are under the age of 55.

Tenure
The property is of leasehold tenure having the benefit of and being subject to a 125 year lease dating from 1st May 2001. This lease is subject to a variable annual ground rent currently set at £350 per annum for the first 23 years of the term, and is payable in two six monthly instalments. The lease is also subject to a variable annual service charge with respect to items of communal expense, maintenance, and insurance, this being currently set at a figure of £2201.18p per annum, a figure which is also payable in six monthly instalments.

Directions
From Chester proceed out of the city in a northerly direction along the Liverpool Road, continuing to the small roundabout near to Total Fitness. Turn right at this point and proceed along Brook Lane, over the railway bridge, and for a further distance to the T-junction. Turn left at this T-junction into Newton Lane which continues as Plas Newton Lane, turning left after The Firs School into Wealstone Lane. Continue for a short distance, turning right into Weston Grove, and then continue to the junction with the A41. Turn left at this point and continue for a short distance, after which the entrance to Mallard Court will be observed on the left hand side.

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