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1 bedroom flat for sale

Eleanor Close, Lewes
Flat
1 bed
1 bath
516
EPC rating: E
Added < 7 days

Key information

TenureLeasehold | 978 yrs left
Service charge£1,540 per annum
Council taxBand B
BroadbandSuper-fast 70Mbps *
Mobile signal
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Features and description

Charles Wycherley Independent Estate Agents are delighted to present this well-positioned top floor apartment forming part of a popular purpose-built development on King Henry's Road. The property enjoys a pleasant south-facing aspect to the front and magnificent far-reaching views over open countryside and towards the South Downs to the rear. The apartment is offered to the market vacant and is beautifully presented throughout, making it ready for immediate occupation. The accommodation includes a generous double bedroom featuring extensive wall-to-wall fitted wardrobes with mirrored doors, providing excellent storage. There are two further useful storage cupboards within the hallway, including a large airing cupboard. The shower room has been updated in a contemporary style and includes a modern glazed shower enclosure with fitted shower, wash basin set within a vanity unit with drawers beneath, a low level wc, heated towel rail and attractive tiled finishes. To the rear of the apartment is a spacious open-plan kitchen and sitting room which enjoys the finest views across open countryside and towards the South Downs. The kitchen area is fitted with a modern range of units incorporating work surfaces, a stainless steel sink with mixer tap and drainer, an inset Bosch four-ring electric hob with Bosch oven beneath, extractor hood, and a fitted Bosch fridge-freezer. There is also space and plumbing for a washing machine. The sitting area provides a comfortable living space with large double glazed windows framing the impressive outlook. The property benefits from electric heating and also includes its own private garage with a recently installed up-and-over door and useful storage platform. Residents additionally have use of the well-maintained communal gardens and visitor parking.

Eleanor Close forms part of a sought-after 1970s development of purpose-built flats located just off King Henry's Road within the highly favoured Wallands area of Lewes. The surrounding neighbourhood is characterised by attractive Edwardian detached and semi-detached homes, elegant 1930s properties and quiet residential closes. The historic town centre of Lewes is approximately a ten minute walk away, offering an excellent range of independent shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants together with the well-known Norman castle and a variety of cultural attractions. Lewes Castle stands prominently above the town, while Lewes Railway Station provides regular rail services to London Victoria and London Bridge in around 70 minutes and to Brighton in just 20 minutes. Adjacent to the station is the highly regarded Lewes Depot Cinema. The area also offers excellent access to countryside walks across the nearby South Downs and along the River Ouse valley, making the location particularly appealing for those seeking both town convenience and beautiful natural surroundings.

ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISES:-

SECOND FLOOR

ENTRANCE HALL
The flat is entered via a private entrance door leading into a welcoming entrance hall with telephone point and smoke alarm. The hallway provides excellent storage including a deep cupboard approximately 4'8 deep with fitted shelving and key box, together with a double airing cupboard housing a pre-lagged copper hot water cylinder with immersion heater. This cupboard also includes fitted shelving and space and plumbing for a washing machine. The hall is finished with wood strip flooring and power points.

BEDROOM: 13'9 X 10'7
The bedroom is positioned to the front of the building with a uPVC double glazed window spanning the width of the wall and enjoying views over the communal gardens towards King Henry's Road. The room benefits from extensive wall-to-wall fitted wardrobes with mirrored doors, incorporating hanging rails and fitted shelving, together with an electric Dimplex heater.

SHOWER ROOM: 6'7 X 5'8
The shower room has been fitted in a contemporary style and includes a glazed shower cubicle with shower tray and tiled surrounds together with a modern independent shower and attachment. There is a contemporary wash basin set within a vanity unit with 2 drawers beneath and mixer taps, a low level wc and a chrome heated towel rail. Additional features include wood strip flooring, tiled walls with decorative mosaic band, a Vent-Axia extractor fan and an illuminated mirror.

OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN & SITTING ROOM: 15'8 X 17'8 (overall)
The kitchen and sitting room form a spacious open-plan living area, with the kitchen area itself measuring around 11'5 x 7'8.
The kitchen is fitted with a modern range of units including worktops with cupboards and drawers beneath, a 1½ bowl sink unit with drainer and mixer taps, and an inset Bosch 4-ring electric hob with Bosch stainless steel oven beneath. There is a stainless steel splashback and Hotpoint extractor hood above, together with a fitted Bosch fridge freezer. Further features include a mosaic upstand, a corner cupboard with carousel trays, space for a breakfast bar with granite top shelf, a range of matching wall cupboards and stainless steel spotlights. The room is finished with wood strip flooring.
The sitting area provides an attractive living space with an electric Dimplex heater and a uPVC double glazed window which enjoys impressive panoramic views across open countryside towards the South Downs. There is also a television point and telephone point.

OUTSIDE

PRIVATE GARAGE: 16'7 X 8'1
The flat has it's own private garage in a block, with a recently installed up-and-over door together with a useful storage platform and a ceiling height of approximately 8'7, providing excellent additional storage.

COMMUNAL PARKING & GARDENS
Externally, the property benefits from visitor parking, communal gardens for residents to enjoy.

LEASE DETAILS

Length of lease: 999 years from 29/9/05
Service Charge & Ground Rent: £1,540.00 pa

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Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
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About this agent

Charles Wycherley - Lewes
Charles Wycherley - Lewes
56 High Street Lewes BN7 1XE
01273 083818
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Formally a partner of Messrs A. Wycherley, Charles has chosen to set up a new exciting venture as Charles Wycherley Estate Agents and Surveyor. As a specialist in Lewes, a town that he loves, and within a ten mile radius including the local villages and hamlets that he knows so well, Charles has unsurpassed knowledge of Lewes property over 30 years of valuing, selling and surveying in the town and area over these many years. Charles was within a fifth generation of estate agent in the Wycherley firm, starting in 1853 in Keere Street, previous generations dealing with Leonard and Virginia Woolf purchasing The Round House, Pipe Passage and most famously Monks House in Rodmell. Three generations alone are mentioned in the popular historical book ‘Mrs Dudeney’s Diary’. Charles Wycherley Estate Agents incorporates the skill, experience and knowledge of 30 years property work in Lewes and being a qualified Chartered Surveyor. This expertise combines with a new clear-cut modern image with new website, particulars, advertising campaign and property portals including Rightmove, to continue strong links with London, Brighton and Hove and throughout the country, to continue to sell in this highly attractive town and area. Charles Wycherley has a B.Sc in Estate Management from South Bank University, working for St. John Smith, Chartered Surveyors, Uckfield in his ‘sandwich’ year, including auction work. He worked at Lewis & Tucker in the West End, doing a full range of property management and then was 2nd Surveyor for Barnard Marcus carrying out full surveys, rent reviews and mortgage valuations in south and west London. Charles returned to the family firm in 1986, qualifying as an Incorporated Valuer in 1985 and then as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990. Charles was Junior Chairman of the RICS Sussex Branch and has won two national auction competitions. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have now established the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer. Valuations underpin nearly all financial decisions from home mortgage to major investment and corporate finance. We provide probate valuations instructed by Banks, Solicitors, Executors and Beneficiaries,Registered Valuers giving added experience and credence to valuations and indeed his other servicessuch as Structural Surveys,Homebuyers Reports or indeed as agents giving qualifications in aid of the sale of property. Charles Wycherley holds the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer which, where necessary, can be used at the same time as a structural survey, Homebuyers Report or becoming agents for the sale of the property.
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