1 bedroom apartment for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Share of freehold
- Stylish First Floor Apartment
- Large Open Plan Kitchen / Sitting Room
- Double Bedroom
- Secure Allocated Parking to the Rear
- Period property
- No Onward Chain
- Close to Town Centre and Northampton General Hospital
- Communal Front Garden
Description:
A stylish first floor apartment set within a stunning Edwardian property on a desirable stretch of Billing Road, Northampton. The property features a large open plan living area with kitchen / sitting room / and dining area with segmental bay window, entrance hall, double bedroom, shower room, and separate storage space. There is a communal garden space to the front aspect and electrically operated gated access to secure single bay parking to the rear.
Location:
61 Billing Road provides the perfect location for professionals seeking a stylish period property close to a wide range of amenities with Northampton Town Centre and the General Hospital being just a short walk away.
The property is also close to Abington Park - Northampton’s oldest park dating back to 1897. Abington Park has landscaped grounds extending to approximately 100 acres and is situated on the remains of a medieval village with some buildings surviving over seven centuries. There are two lakes, a café, fitness trail, sports facilities and play area. Events are held in the park over the summer months in the 500-year-old museum and music events are staged from the beautiful octagonal band stand.
For commuting, the property is very well situated with easy access to the M1 motorway, and trains from Northampton Railway Station are direct to London Euston.
As well as Northampton School for Boys, the popular schools of Abington Vale Primary, and Bridgewater Primary are close by, and all have Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. Private schools include Quinton House, Wellingborough, and Northampton High School for Girls.
The property is also just a short walk away from the cosmopolitan Wellingborough Road with its many shops and restaurants.
Local Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Northampton Area)
Council Tax: Band A
EPC: Rating C
Services: Gas, Electricity, Water, Drainage
Tenure: Leasehold (With Share of Freehold Title) Lease period 999 Years as of 1.9.2019 unit 31.8.3018.
Management Company: Yes – Jointly managed between the three apartments within the property. Further details to be provided shortly.
Service Charge: Yes. Further details to be provided shortly.
Important Notice:
These particulars are subject to vendor approval. Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of these Sales Particulars complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed and they do not constitute a contract or part of one. David Cosby Chartered Surveyors have not conducted a survey of the premises, nor have we tested services, appliances, equipment, or fittings within the property and therefore no guarantee can be made that they are in good working order. No assumption should be made that the property has all necessary statutory approvals and consents such as planning and building regulations approval. Any measurements given within the particulars are approximate and photographs are provided for general information and do not infer that any item shown is included in the sale. Any plans provided are for illustrative purposes only and are not to scale. In all cases, prospective purchasers should verify matters for themselves by way of independent inspection and enquiries. Any comments made herein on the condition of the property are provided for guidance only and should not be relied upon.
Rooms
Entrance Hall
This well-presented first floor apartment is accessed via an oak panelled door with side vision panel. The entrance hall has oat-coloured loop pile carpet and is neutrally decorated with matching oak doors leading to the open plan kitchen / sitting room, double bedroom, and shower room. The sitting room door has a full height glazed panel providing natural lighting to the entrance hall area. Mains back-up smoke detection has been fitted and an intercom system is linked to the main ground floor front entrance door.
Open Plan Sitting Room / Dining Room /Kitchen
A bright and airy space with a large segmental bay window overlooking Billing Road providing good natural sunlight. The kitchen area has timber effect floor tiles and is fitted with a range of cream shaker-style, base and wall units with deep-set oak work surfaces. A further top-hung casement window is located above the sink and-a-half with drainer and overlooks the front aspect. There is a built-in, electric oven with four-burner induction hob and brushed chrome extractor hood with light over. A useful pantry cupboard houses the washing machine and is fitted with slatted pine shelves above. Mechanical extract ventilation has been installed together with a mains back-up heat detector. The sitting room area is fitted with matching oat coloured loop-pile carpets and the segmental bay window provides a pleasant seating area for dining.
Master Bedroom
The double bedroom is located to the rear of the property and has a large top hung casement window providing natural lighting and views to the rear aspect. Floors are finished with matching loop-pile carpet and walls are neutrally decorated.
Shower Room
The shower room is fitted with a three-piece suite comprising ceramic wash hand basin with chrome mixer tap set within a vanity unit providing useful storage space, a quadrant shower with matching tiling and sliding glazed doors, and close-coupled WC. Floors are fitted with matching timber effect tiles and mechanical extract ventilation has been installed. Heating is provided by a chrome ladder towel rail.
Front Aspect
The property is set well back from Billing Road with a low-level brick boundary wall capped chamfered stone copings. A pathway leads to the elevated communal front entrance porch where a decorative red brick pediment flanks the original panelled door with top light over. The remainder of the communal front garden has been laid with slate shingle.
Rear Aspect
The property benefits from an electrically operated sliding door which leads to a communal parking area with an allocated single parking bay for apartment 2, accessed via a service road running between Lower Thrift Street and Upper Thrift Street. Steps lead up to the rear access and communal stairwell.
Supplementary notes
There is secure access to a useful boiler /storage cupboard located within the communal stairwell.
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