DESCRIPTION

A wonderful ground floor one bedroom apartment with private patio overlooking the gardens in the ever desirable St. Athelm Lodge development, a recently built luxury retirement community in Wells city centre. The property is presented in excellent order throughout and has the benefit of the service charge paid until November 2024.

The property benefits from a fully fitted kitchen with integrated appliances, a bright and spacious sitting / dining room with door to a personal patio and the communal gardens, a generous double bedroom with built-in wardrobe, useful storeroom and well-appointed shower room. The development benefits from a beautifully decorated communal residents' lounge with kitchenette, house manager hosting regular events, quizzes and coffee mornings, a pre-bookable guest suite, a lift to all floors, communal gardens, undercover charging point for mobility scooters and a residents' car park.

Upon entering the property is a hallway with video entry system and a large and useful cupboard. The cupboard has plenty of space for coats and shoes along with shelving for further storage. A glazed door leads from the hall into the bright dual aspect sitting/dining room with a glazed door leading out to a 'personal' patio area and the communal gardens. This generous room offers plenty of space for comfortable seating along with a small dining table. Leading directly off the sitting room, again with a glazed door is the well-appointed kitchen with views over the garden. Featuring a range of high gloss kitchen units with soft close doors and drawers, this well designed kitchen also benefits from an eye level oven, ceramic hob, integrated fridge, integrated freezer and integrated washer/dryer as well as the choice of normal lighting or ambient lighting.

The double bedroom is particularly generous in size and offers plenty of space for a king size bed and has a built-in wardrobe with mirrored sliding doors. The fully tiled shower room comprises; a good sized corner shower cubicle, a hidden cistern WC, a vanity basin with storage beneath, a mirror with storage cabinet and shaver socket and a heated towel radiator.

The development also offers residents a Careline 24/7 package, with wearable wristband, for added peace of mind.

OUTSIDE

Well-tended gardens surround St. Athelm lodge, with an abundance of mature trees and shrubs offering year round interest. To the rear of the development is a large lawned area with attractive borders and a patio with seating. A wooden shelter offers parking and charging for mobility scooters. To the front of the development is a residents' car park. A pedestrian gate leads from the development towards the shops and a convenient supermarket.

LOCATION

The picturesque City of Wells is located in the Mendip district of Somerset. Wells itself offers a range of local amenities and shopping facilities with four supermarkets (including Waitrose), as well as twice weekly markets, cinema, leisure centre, a choice of pubs and restaurants, dentists and doctors, several churches and both primary and secondary state schools.

For those travelling by train, Castle Cary station (which has direct services to London Paddington) is situated only twelve miles away. Both the City of Bristol and the Georgian City of Bath, a World Heritage Site, are located just 20 miles away and easily accessibl

TENURE

Leasehold - 999 years as of June 2018

SERVICE CHARGE

Service Charge - Currently £3691.68 per annum (including all central heating and water, buildings insurance, grounds maintenance, cleaning and maintenance of communal areas, provision of house manager, window cleaning etc)

Ground Rent - £575 per annum

HEATING

Electric heating (heating included in the service charge)

SERVICES

Mains drainage, water (included in the service charge) and electricity

LOCAL AUTHORITY

Mendip District Council, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet. BA4 5BT. Tel: 0300 303 8588

COUNCIL TAX

Band 'D'

EPC RATING

Rating 'B'

VIEWING

Strictly by appointment with Cooper and Tanner. Tel: 01749 676524

DIRECTIONS

From our office in Broad Street, continue into Priory Road. At the junction turn right into Princes Road, at the traffic lights turn left into Tucker Street and then second left into West Street. St Athelm Lodge can be found directly in front of you.