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£130,000

1 bed flat for sale
Portway, Wantage OX12

    • 1 bed

    • 1 bath

    • 1 reception

  • EPC Rating: C

  • Retirement
  • Leasehold

Thomas Merrifield - Wantage & Grove

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About this property

  • Retirement apartment

  • One bedroom

  • Bright sitting / dining room

  • Kitchen

  • Shower room

  • Communal garden

  • Close to Wantage town centre

  • Council tax band: B, EPC rating: C

A spacious one bedroom second floor apartment for the over 55s with views across the sports field to The Ridgeway, situated close to the town centre, local shops and amenities.

The apartment comprises entrance hall with storage cupboard, shower room, double bedroom with built in wardrobe, bright south facing sitting / dining room and kitchen with built in oven hob fridge and freezer. The property benefits from electric storage heating and double glazing.

Betjeman Court was built in 2005 by McCarthy & Stone and has apartments over 3 floors each served by stairs and a lift. Individual apartments can enjoy the use of a communal lounge, communal laundry room and on site visitors suite. There is also a residents and house manager.

Lease: 125 years from May 2005

Service charge: £1872.47 half yearly

Ground rent: £197.50 half yearly

Some material information to note: Leasehold apartment. Electric heating. Mains water, mains electrics and mains drains. Ofcom checker indicates standard, superfast and ultrafast broadband is available at this postcode. Ofcom checker indicates mobile availability is available with all major providers. The government portal generally highlights this as a very low flood risk postcode. We are not aware of any planning permissions in place which would negatively affect the property.

Wantage is a historic town situated within the Vale of White Horse. The town is believed to date back to Roman times and is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. It is famed as the birthplace of King Alfred the Great. The town offers schooling for all ages a range of shopping and leisure facilities as well as a market on a Wednesday and Saturday. Wantage has excellent commuting links via the A34 with the M40 in the north and the M4 in the south. Didcot c.9 miles offers a fast service to London Paddington c.40 miles

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