A spacious 2 bedroom ground floor retirement apartment set within Knight's Court in the heart of Balsall Common. Generous accommodation, delightful garden views and your own patio. A lovely village, close to shops and amenities and easy reach of the bus stop, Berkswell train station short drive to Solihull and Kenilworth . House manager, communal areas. No upward chain.

VILLAGE LOCATION

Balsall Common is a popular village located within easy reach of Coventry, Solihull, Kenilworth, and with excellent links to trains, airport and major roads, as well as local bus routes. The village provides all the amenities in the centre that you require to include dentist, opticians, large medical centre as well as a number of cafes and selection of mini-supermarkets. Knights Court is only a short walk to the village centre and the bus stop is close by for further distances.

PROPERTY IN BRIEF

Ginger are pleased to offer this well presented and spacious two bedroom ground floor apartment within Knights Court located within the heart of Balsall Common village. The property offers generous accommodation with independent retirement living at heart.

Knights Court is a popular development for independent living minded residents enjoying the benefit of a friendly community atmosphere, providing a communal lounge for socialising with other residents, a communal kitchen, stunning and well maintained gardens and a separate laundry. There are regular tea and coffee mornings, game sessions and residents tend to organise their own activities outside of the development. In addition, there is a house manager who is lovely and on hand during regular office hours.

Should you have friends and family travelling a distance and need to stay, then Knights Court offer separate room accommodation within the development at a small cost, although this property does benefit from a flexible second bedroom.

THE APARTMENT

Welcome inside the hallway. A spacious setting, making it easy to move around. The hall provides a large store cupboard with a good number of shelves, as well as being home to the hot water cylinder and consumer units. The cupboard is a perfect space for tucking away your vacuum, ironing board and hiding away your coats and shoes. The hallway gives access to the bedrooms, bathroom and the lounge/ diner. There is an electric storage heater as well as providing plenty of space for a console table to place family photos and keys. The hallway also has the controls for the communal door entrance system as well as an emergency pull cord.

The lounge/dining space is a great room and will easily accommodate your sofas and chairs, which is perfect for when family and friends come to see you. A key feature to this room is the south-facing aspect of the garden, and having the benefit of your own patio with a large UPVC glazed door to lead you outside on sunny days. The living room provides a focal fireplace with an electric coal-effect fire, as well as there being space for your TV and good connectivity close by. To the rear of the living room is the perfect space for your dining/breakfast table to sit and enjoy your meal looking into that private garden setting. The living room has power points at mid-height for ease of access, twin ceiling lights, as well as the emergency pull cord.

The French glazed doors open to give access into the kitchen, convenient to the dining section of the lounge/diner, which is perfect for carrying out your meals. The kitchen is well engineered with all the appliances you need within ease of reach, having a good compliment of storage cupboards, work-surface space with plenty of power points around for your small appliances, as well as enjoying the view into the garden via the twin opening double glazed windows. The kitchen has the benefit of a mid-height oven with grill, a separate microwave oven above, a fridge and separate freezer as well as a sink and drainer. There’s also an electric AEG four-ring hob with extractor hood over all complimented by splash-back tiling for ease of cleaning. The kitchen has nonslip flooring for both safety and ease of cleaning, as well as having a wall-mounted heater and emergency pull cord.

The main bedroom is a great size, super-spacious, and having the benefit of a good compliment of fitted storage around the bed area as well as a built-in wardrobe with mirrored-folding doors. This bedroom provides plenty of space for your large bed, free-standing storage furniture and provides that all important garden view through the double glazed window. Furthermore, the power points are in mid-height, and there is a TV aerial point, a telephone socket, storage heating and ceiling light.

The second bedroom is an adaptable space whether you require it as a bedroom, where it would easily accommodate a double size bed if required, or should you prefer a separate dining room or as a separate sitting/reading room. This room is great for when your family or guests come to stay, where it may be the case of having a fold-down sofa bed. The second bedroom, like the rest of the apartment is neutrally presented with contrasting carpets, having mid-height power points, a slimline wall-mounted heater and emergency pull cord.

The bathroom is accessed from the hallway and provides a neutral suite comprising of a bath with individual hot and cold taps, as well as having a mains-fed shower above with folding glass shower screen. There is a toilet and vanity unit with large Armitage Shanks wash basin with individual hot and cold taps. The storage cupboard is perfect for your toiletries. The bathroom is neutrally tiled for ease of cleaning, having ceiling light, extractor, heated wall-mounted fan, nonslip flooring and an emergency push button at low-level in case of a fall. There is also a vanity mirror with a light over as well as an electric towel wall mounted radiator, conveniently placed next to the sink.

COMMUNAL AREAS

This development is really friendly, Ginger have sold many apartments here over the years and got to know many of the residents. A fun bunch, and have always welcomed new residents with open arms and ready to involve you if you wish. The nice thing here, is that when you want your own space, you can. There is never any pressure to get involved. The house manager is lovely, friendly and on-hand during office hours to help. There is a separate service to take care of emergencies out of hours.

The communal lounge is large, and placed next to the garden to take in the views. There is a communal kitchen for tea and coffee sessions, or if your just sat in the lounge you can nip across to boil the kettle or pull out a piece of cake from the fridge. The laundry is for use by all and a number of washing machines, dryers and ironing board.

The garden is delightful, very well maintained and a pleasant place to relax. There is ample resident parking to the front and several disabled bays.

USEFUL INFORMATION

We are advised this property is leasehold, please seek confirmation from your legal representative.

We are advised the council tax band C is payable to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.

Ginger have not checked appliances nor have we seen sight of any building regulations or planning permissions. You should take guidance from your legal representative before purchasing any property.

Room sizes and property layout are presented in good faith as a guide only. Although we have taken every step to ensure the plans are as accurate as possible, you must rely on your own measurements or those of your surveyor. Not every room is accounted for when giving the total floor space. Dimensions are generally taken at the widest points.

All information we provide is in good faith and as a general guide to the property. Subjective comments in these descriptions imply the opinion of the selling agent at the time these details were prepared. However, the opinions of a purchaser may differ. Details have been verified by the sellers.