Property description

DATE OF NOTICE: 27/02/ 2015 BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE IN POSSESSION WE ADVISE THAT AN OFFER OF £90,000 HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR 17 Manor Court Flats, Church Lane, Barrow-on-Trent, Derby, DE73 7HR. ANY PERSONS WISHING TO MAKE AN INCREASED OFFER SHOULD NOTIFY THE AGENTS Newton Fallowell, DE73 8DS, Tel: 01332 865696 OF THEIR BEST OFFER. Occupying a pleasant semi-rural position, this ground floor apartment is in need of modernisation and is part of a small individual development of similar properties arranged around an extensive communal lawned area with parking close-by. Take a look inside and you'll find: an enclosed entrance porch, hallway, 16ft lounge/diner, 13ft. kitchen, two double bedrooms and a bathroom. To the rear you'll find a small garden.

THE LOCATION
Barrow-on-Trent: One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book. The village is situated just a mile from Swarkstone Bridge and midway between Melbourne and Derby and is in the conservation area. There are a variety of facilities including a village hall, a public house, a youth group, a preschool playgroup, Sale and Davy's C of E Primary School (classed as outstanding in its latest Ofsted report), St Wilfrid's church and a children's park as well as a larger park with both a full size and a smaller size football pitch. The property is also within the catchment area of the ever popular Chellaston Academy and within easy reach of independent schools such as Repton. The village is a very popular area for families, singletons and retirees alike.

ABOUT THE PROPERTY
Occupying a pleasant semi-rural position, this ground floor apartment is in need of modernisation and is part of a small individual development of similar properties arranged around an extensive communal lawned area with parking close-by. Take a look inside and you'll find: an enclosed entrance porch, hallway, 16ft lounge/diner, 13ft. kitchen, two double bedrooms and a bathroom. To the rear you'll find a small garden. Please call our Newton Fallowell Melbourne office and we'll gladly arrange a viewing.

ACCOMMODATION IN DETAIL - Draft details

THE APPROACH
The ground floor apartment is part of a four- apartment detached building - each with its own individual entrance door. There are four other similar detached properties arranged in a horseshoe configuration around a central communal lawned area. Parking is available close-by.


A half-glazed opaque entrance door to the rear of the property opens into the:

ENCLOSED ENTRANCE PORCH
With timber-framed double glazed opaque windows, an overhead light and glazed door to the:

HALLWAY
With a tiled floor, central heating radiator, built-in cloaks' cupboard and a recessed storage cupboard, smoke detector and doors off to all the rooms.

GENEROUS LOUNGE / DINER - 16' 6'' x 12' 2'' (5.03m x 3.71m)
A good-sized living room with brick fireplace incorporating a coal-effect gas fire standing on a quarry tiled hearth. A tiled floor, central heating radiator, telephone point and metal-framed French doors with secondary glazing leading outside to the communal lawned area to the front.

KITCHEN - 13' 8'' x 9' 1'' max (4.16m x 2.77m)
Fitted with base and wall cupboards. There's a stainless steel sink and drainer with mixer tap, space for a gas cooker and other electrical appliances, space and plumbing for a washing machine. Tiled floor and splashbacks and contrasting roll-edged worktops. A wall-hung gas central heating boiler, double radiator, pine stable-type exit door with opaque glass pane. Dual-aspect double glazed windows to the rear and side elevations.

BEDROOM ONE - 12' 2'' x 11' 1'' (3.71m x 3.38m)
With a tiled floor, central heating radiator and a metal-framed front window with secondary glazing.

BEDROOM TWO - 11' 2'' max x 10' 9'' (3.40m x 3.27m)
With a tiled floor, double central heating radiator and a metal-framed rear window with secondary glazing.

BATHROOM - 9' 1'' x 6' 4'' max (2.77m x 1.93m)
Comprising: a panelled bath with corner taps and electric shower over, shower curtain rail, vanity wash hand basin with cupboards under and a low-flush toilet. Tiled flooring, central heating radiator, coved ceiling, part-tiled walls and a metal-framed opaque side window with secondary glazing.

OUTSIDE

REAR GARDEN
There is a small rear garden and a storage shed (to be confirmed).

COMMUNAL LAWNED FRONT GARDEN
To the front of the apartments there is an extensive lawned area for use by all of the various residents.

PARKING AREA
Adjacent to the main road and just before the apartments, there is a communal car park.

AND FINALLY...
First-time buyers and investors - this one's for you!

HOW TO GET THERE
From our NEWTON FALLOWELL office in the heart of Melbourne: Turn left into Market Place and continue into Derby Road. Follow this road for less than half a mile to the T-junction with the B587 and turn right towards Derby. Continue on this road - it shortly becomes the A514 to Derby. Drive through Stanton by Bridge, down the hill, and over Swarkestone causeway. At the far side of the bridge, just past The Crewe and Harpur public house, turn LEFT at the sharp bend towards Barrow and Willington. Within a mile, turn left signposted 'Barrow (village only)'. In approx. 150 metres go straight on at the bend in the road into Church Lane. Past St Wilfrid's church, around the left hand bend, and the apartments can be found in about half a mile on the left hand side. Pull into the car park and proceed on floor to the far right hand corner of the communal lawned area to number 17 (door to the rear). POST CODE for SATNAVS: DE73 7HR

PLEASE NOTE:
SERVICES: All mains are connected. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by Newton Fallowell and no guarantee as to their operating ability or their efficiency can be given. MEASUREMENTS: Please note that room sizes are quoted in metres to the nearest tenth of a metre measured from wall to wall. The imperial equivalent is included as an approximate guide for applicants not fully conversant with the metric system. Room measurements are included as a guide to room sizes and are not intended to be used when ordering carpets or flooring. TENURE: Leasehold - with vacant possession on completion. Newton Fallowell recommend that purchasers satisfy themselves as to the tenure of this property and we recommend they consult a legal representative such as a solicitor appointed in their purchase.

Property Features :

• Ground Floor Maisonette
• In Need of Modernisation
• Two Double Bedrooms
• Hallway - Lounge / Diner
• Kitchen - Bathroom