2 bedroom apartment for sale

A Stunning and Ultra Stylish First Floor Apartment with 2 double bedrooms and expansive open-plan living space, newly converted to create a polished gem set at the heart of the City.

Communal Entrance Hall – Entry Hall – Open Plan Kitchen/Dining/Sitting Room – Bedroom 1 with Ensuite – Bedroom 2 – Shower Room – Utility/Store Room

The conversion of the former city bank has utilised great design and unstinting quality to achieve the delightful blending of eminent functionality for modern city living with the sleek lines and understated elegance reminiscent of the 1930s Art Deco era.

The quality lavished upon this apartment is apparent in the thermal and acoustic insulation ‘exceeding any Eco-Home standard’, high performance glazing, engineered Oak flooring, resin basins and bath, underfloor heating with independent zone control and dimmable LED lighting throughout.

The apartment enjoys a superb central location to the edge of pedestrianised High Town, the corner plot affording it enviable city views through the dappled privacy of a mature cherry tree to the red sandstone of St. Peter’s Church directly opposite and across the square to the classical columned portico of the Shire Hall. The full amenities of the city are a step from the doorway, with even nearby parking available.


The Property

Communal Entrance Hall – Stepping from the pedestrianised street, double doors with video phone entry system, open to the elegant sweep of a grand, carpeted staircase flooded with natural light but also benefitting from automatic lighting.

Entry Hall – The solid Front Door to the apartment opens into a bright and airy Hall with natural light, reflected up from pale, giant porcelain tile flooring, streaming in from a large window to the side, enjoying views across to St. Peter’s Church.

Open Plan Living – From the Hall a door leads past a built-in, push-close double cupboard concealing the meters, control and service units, before the the expansive living space opens out. An inviting space enjoying underfloor heating beneath warm-hued, engineered Oak flooring running harmoniously throughout much of the apartment and highlighted by dimmable, recessed LED lighting. The defining feature of this lovely central living space is the array of 5 large windows spanning the three-sided arc of the room. The high performance glazing superbly insulates the space from the city rush, with latches fitted to all, allowing secure, narrow opening and preventing accidental falls, with the exception of one window’s quick release catch allowing for emergency escape. The Dining area affords ample space for a table easily seating 6, with defining windows to both sides framing views to the church and Shire Hall.

Kitchen – The Kitchen is fully-fitted in high gloss white units echoed by the porcelain, giant tile flooring and sharply contrasted by granite countertops. A long peninsula run of units allows for a breakfast bar to one side and has an underslung stainless steel double sink with arched tap and pull-out rinse hose. Integrated are tall fridge, freezer, dishwasher, as yet to be used Bosch oven with gas hob and hood above. With among the array of storage; deep pan drawers with fitted cutlery partitions and bottle rack.


Utility/Store Room – Opening off the main living space is the good-sized and practical Utility Room providing space for both washer and dryer yet with ample further storage space, beyond a spot for household necessities.


Bedroom 1 With Ensuite – The main bedroom enjoys twin windows overlooking period buildings to the side while the low, deep window cill extends in a single continuous run to provide a characterful feature for open display. The Bedroom benefits from twin, built-in, push-close double wardrobes, oak flooring, with not only recessed LED lighting to the main room but concealed from view a strip of mood lighting cycling through an array of colours cast down the side wall. The Ensuite Bathroom features stone tiling and is completed with a full, resin bath with wall-mounted waterfall tap, separate shower cubicle with both regular and Rainhead showers, WC, chrome heated towel rail with independent control and wall-mounted, basin unit with deep drawer storage and mirror above.


Bedroom 2 – The second double bedroom also benefits from a built-in double wardrobe, recessed lighting, oak flooring and a window overlooking a charming muddle of city rooftops.


Shower Room – The spacious Shower Room features a large walk-in shower with both regular and Rainhead showers, wall-mounted basin set in a double width, deep drawer storage unit, WC and heated towel rail. To the corner is a full height, built-in cupboard housing the Worcester combi boiler, a water softener and providing useful storage.


Practicalities

Herefordshire Council Tax Band ‘D’

Gas Central Heating

Double Glazed Throughout

All Mains Services

Annual Service Charge approx. £1,200 (inc. maintenance, building insurance, communal & window cleaning)

Leasehold – 120 years with prohibition on certain usage for commercial premises below; no pubs or restaurants

Fibre Broadband Available



Directions

The property is set at the heart of the city, occupying the first floor of the building on the corner of St. Peter’s Square and Offa Street (the old TSB bank) with parking on St. Owen’s Street. The black, double entry doors are within the pedestrianised precinct leading to the Black and White House and High Town and lie opposite St. Peter’s Church.