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Guide price£195,000
Added > 14 days

2 bedroom cottage for sale

Ash Grove, Burwell
Retirement
Study
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Cottage
2 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: D*
742 sq ft / 69 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold | 113 yrs left
Ground rent: £215.30 per annum | review period: unconfirmed
Service charge: £3,714.74 per annum
Council tax, if payable: Band C
Broadband: Super-fast 56Mbps *
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 (113 years remaining)
  • Cottage Style house
  • For the over 55's
  • On site manager
  • 24 on call warden assistance
  • Residents lounge and excellent on site facilities
  • Long leasehold
  • Popular well served village
  • Lovely beautifully tended communal gardens
  • Ground floor bathroom
  • Master with ensuite shower room
Ash Grove is a development of high quality retirement apartments, bungalows and cottage
style properties for independent living, situated in a convenient position within this much sought after village. The properties have the service from a 24hr emergency call line response system and the development also provides a number of communal
facilities including a residential lounge, quiet room and laundry facilities. There is an active social club and we understand that hairdressers and a masseuse visit at regular intervals. There are also guest suites available to hire should you have an occasional overnight member of the family or guest. It is also close to a well-used day Centre.

Burwell is situated in pleasant countryside approximately eleven miles north east of the university city of Cambridge and some four and a half miles from the horse racing town of Newmarket. The village contains an interesting variety of properties ranging from period cottages to modern family houses and there is an excellent range of facilities including a primary school, doctors’ surgery, dentist, various shops catering for everyday requirements, a church, public houses and a regular bus service. Burwell is particularly well located with good access to the A14 dual carriageway which interconnects with many of the regions traffic routes, principally the M11 motorway to London and the A11 to the east. There is a regular train service from Newmarket to Cambridge into London's Liverpool Street and King's Cross Stations.

This superbly presented two bedroom ‘cottage style’ chalet is pleasantly positioned in a courtyard arrangement of beautifully maintained gardens, and benefits from well-proportioned and well presented accommodation arranged over two floors.

With the benefit of nearby parking and with easy access to the excellent on-site facilities, the property is conveniently situated for Burwell’s abundant local amenities and thriving community. With the added benefit of warden control alert assistance throughout the property, electric heaters and a fitted stair-lift, the home offers a surprising level of spacious and versatile accommodation set over 2 floors. In detail the accommodation includes:-

Ground Floor
Sitting Room 5.60m (18'5") x 4.47m (14'8") max
With an entrance door, window to front aspect, two electric storage heaters, fitted carpet, stairs rising to first floor landing with under-stairs storage cupboard, stair lift, emergency pull cord.

Kitchen 2.72m (8'11") x 1.73m (5'8")
Fitted with a matching range of base and eye level units with worktop space over with underlighting, stainless steel sink with single drainer and swan neck mixer tap, space for fridge/freezer, fan assisted oven, four ring electric hob with extractor hood over, with a window to front aspect.

Ground Floor Bathroom
Fitted with three piece suite comprising bath, pedestal wash hand basin and low-level WC, tiled surround, heated towel rail, electric fan heater, wall mounted mirror, shaver point and shaver light, wall mounted mirrored medicine cabinet, emergency pull cord, window to rear aspect.

Dining room /Bedroom 2 3.29m (10'10") x 2.71m (8'11")
With a window to rear aspect overlooking the communal gardens, fitted carpet, door to rear.
Could also be used as a separate dining room or study.

First Floor

Landing
A spacious landing providing room for storage.

Master Bedroom 6.98m (22'11") x 3.50m (11'6") max
With dormer windows to front and rear aspect, built in two door sliding wardrobe, large single door airing cupboard with power and shelving and housing the hot water cylinder, electric storage heater, emergency pull cord, access to loft space, carpet flooring.

En-suite Shower room
Fitted with a three piece suite comprising tiled shower enclosure with hand attachment above, low-level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, tiled surround, heated towel rail, extractor fan, shaver point and light, electric fan heater, extractor fan, emergency pull cord.

Outside
There are immaculately maintained communal gardens and grounds, residents and visitors parking on site.

Services
Mains water, drainage and electricity are connected.

Tenure
The property is leasehold and is held on a 149 year lease from 1 October 1988, with 114 years remaining. There is an annual maintenance charge of £3714.74 which covers buildings insurance, communal maintenance, lighting gardening and water. There is an annual ground rent charge of £215.30.

IMPORTANT NOTE
It is a condition of the lease that residents must be over the age of 55 years.

Council Tax Band: C
East Cambridgeshire District Council

Viewing: Strictly by prior arrangement with Pocock + Shaw. KS

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