Property description

CHAIN-FREE SALE Taking advantage of a pleasant aspect over the Rack Close Road streetscene, a first floor 1 double bedroom retirement apartment in a favoured complex within 250 yards level walk of the High Street.

Description
The property was constructed by McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Limited, well regarded specialist developers, in 1999, a condition of purchase being that residents are over the age of 60 years or, in the event of a couple, one must be over the age of 60 years and the other over 55 years. As well as the outlook over Rack Close Road, characteristics include double glazing with night ventilators and security locks, Economy 7 electric storage heating, coved ceilings and a combination of maple effect and glazed panelled internal doors with brass finished handles, and moulded architraves and skirting boards. Power and light switchplates are at a strategic height.

Communal Facilities but take this heading out of the brochure
Communal facilities for this development of 72 flats include a lift, residents lounge, laundry, a twin bedded guest room, and a number of alternative external doors allowing shorter access to the adjoining roads of Ackender Road and Rack Close Road leading in turn to the High Street and Westbrooke public gardens. In addition, there is a video door entry system linked to residents TV, a resident House Manager, a 24-hour emergency Careline system, a security alarm and refuse area.

Location
Set within level landscaped communal gardens, Willow Court is a 2/3 storey development fronting Ackender and Rack Close Roads, which are access-only roads lying on the western side of Alton's historic town centre. There are individual and multiple shops, M&S, Sainsbury's, Boots and Iceland stores, a library, hotels and restaurants, a museum and gallery, and a variety of associations. Alton also has Westbrooke Gardens reached via a residents gate onto Rack Close Road with its bowls club and seasonal programme of events, weekly street and farmers market events, a train station (Waterloo line) with an adjacent Waitrose store, a sports centre and 2 outlying golf courses.

Ground Floor

Communal Hall
Via glazed double main doors with entry phone system and CCTV to vestibule. Leading into hall with reception/seating area and adjoining residents lounge. Hallway with dado rails, heating and lighting, lift or stairs leading to:-

First Floor
Further communal hallway leading to:-

Reception Hall - 7' 8'' x 6' 10'' (2.34m x 2.08m) at extremes
Via panelled personal front door with spyglass. Tunstall Statesman entry phone system with automatic door release and emergency pullcord. Horstmann Electrisaver Electronic Timer, ceiling hatch. Walk-in cupboard with recessed airing space and replacement Gledhill PulsaCoil hot water system with dual immersion heater, electric consumer unit and meter, light.

Sitting/Dining room - 21' 2'' x 10' 8'' (6.45m x 3.25m) overall
Overlooking communal gardens, Rack Close Road and 1876 terraced houses opposite. Glazed panelled entry door. Dimplex storage heater, TV and FM aerial sockets, telephone point (subject to connection), emergency pull cord. Pair of glazed panelled doors to:-

Kitchen - 7' 3'' x 7' 1'' (2.21m x 2.16m)
Fitted to a subtle light flecked colour scheme with oak style trim and handles integrated with Electrolux white split level electric oven and electric hob inset in laminated worktops with stainless steel single drainer sink. Aspect across Rack Close Road to terraced Victorian/Edwardian cottages. Providing floor cupboards, top drawers, tray receptacle and matching wall cabinets with open display shelves and double pelmets. Fitted Electrolux white cooker hood. Tiled splash backs. Lec Elan Turbo fridge/freezer included in sale. Further appliance space, vinyl flooring, Dimplex electric wall fan heater.

Double Bedroom - 15' 1'' x 9' 1'' (4.59m x 2.77m)
Excluding door recess and built-in part shelved double wardrobe with pair of mirrored folding doors. Outlook over communal gardens and Rack Close Road. Dimplex storage heater, telephone socket, emergency pullcord.

Bathroom
Suite with chrome fittings to panelled bath with separate shower fitting, vanity wash basin with double panelled cupboard below and WC. Tiling to visible walls, shaving light, extractor fan with isolator, white heated towel rail.

Outside

Residents Car Park
Tarmacadam style finish with neighbouring floodlighting and series of standard lamps.

Communal Landscaped Gardens
There are attractive part walled and metal fenced gardens below the apartment with the main expanse of level lawn beside the main communal entrance door. There are colourful shrubberies, stocked and shingled borders with flowers and shrubs, ornamental trees, posted lights and tarmacadam style paths. Also brick pavioured seating area and water feature adjoining the main communal hall within the well tended landscaping scheme.

NB:
1. The tenure is Leasehold. We understand from our client that the lease is for 125 years from 1st July 1999. The ground rent payable half yearly is currently £165, and the service charge payable for the period 1st March 2014 - 28th February 2015 was £1,557.24. The service charge, we gather, includes building insurance, and water and sewerage rates. 2. Please note that photographs shown may include a view from the living room and scenes within the development, e.g. the residents lounge.

Directions
From the M & S Simply Food store at the South Western end of High Street, Alton, proceed away from the town on Butts Road. Turn first right before the BP garage into Ackender Road. Willow Court archway and car park is second on the right.