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1 bedroom apartment

Chain-free
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Apartment
1 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: C*
376 sq ft / 35 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Ask agent
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Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Modern First Floor Flat
  • Double Bedroom
  • Sitting/Dining Room
  • Kitchen
  • Bathroom
  • Communal Garden
  • Parking Space
  • Close to Local Parks
  • Close to High Brooms Station
  • No Chain
Forming an ideal first time buy or buy to let is this modern first floor flat, comprising one double bedroom, bathroom, sitting/dining room and kitchen, with a communal garden and parking space, close to local parks and High Brooms station. NO CHAIN. EPC Rating: C.

11 Dorchester House forms a good sized one bedroom first floor apartment in a convenient spot between Tunbridge Wells and High Brooms, close to High Brooms main line station and the amenities within High Brooms and local bus routes. The development offers secluded communal gardens, as well as allocated parking. We are informed there are 8 flats that share 5 parking spaces on an as and when basis.

The property is accessed via a communal front door and stairwell with a private front door to the entrance hall.

The hall provides access to a deep airing/storage cupboard, and an update consumer unit, plus a door to the sitting/dining room, with glass sliding doors and a Juliet balcony overlooking the rear gardens, and an opening to the kitchen.

The kitchen is fitted with an array of cupboards and drawers with wood effect worktops, integrated sink with drainer, electric oven and four ring electric hob with an extractor above. There is a free-standing fridge/freezer, microwave and new washing machine, plus space for further appliances, tiled splashbacks and window to rear.

A door from the entrance hall leads into the bedroom, forming a good-sized double, with a deep recessed bay window to the front.

The bathroom comprises a panelled bath with mixer tap and Triton electric shower over and a shower curtain, basin, WC, part tiled walls, heated towel rail, extractor and an obscure glazed window to front.

LEASE INFORMATION:We are informed there is 93 Years of the Lease remaining (125 years from 24 June 1991), with Ground rent of £200.00 per annum and Monthly Service Charges of £1,200 per annum (£100 per month).

YIELD INFORMATION:The property would make an ideal Buy to Let. Based on likely monthly rental income of £695 PCM and the sale price, this property provides a yield of approximately 4.8%

The apartment is in an enviable location approximately 300 yards from local shops and High Brooms Station, 1 mile from the Grammar Schools, and about the same to the main shopping centre in Tunbridge Wells.

Shopping centres, including the Royal Victoria Centre, Old High Street, The Pantiles are easily accessible, as is the Industrial Estate, and the town has Churches serving most denominations. Cinemas, Theatres, Libraries, Hospitals and large Industrial Estates are all within the town, as are several supermarkets, banks, post offices, dentists and doctors.

There are renowned schools serving all ages both in the state and private sector. Just outside Tunbridge Wells are various local attractions, including High Rocks, Bowles outdoor centre, Bewl Reservoir and Bedgebury Pinetum.

The coast is approximately 30 miles to the South, and London around 45 miles to the North. Gatwick Airport is around 35 miles distant, and the Channel Tunnel 50 miles. The mine line station serves London and the Coast, with regular services on the Charing Cross and Cannon Street line.

Council Tax Band: C
Mains electric heating, mains water and drainage.

Council Tax Band: C
Tenure: Leasehold

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on June 13, 2022

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