1 bed flat for sale

Regal Court, Trowbridge BA14

With stylish wooden flooring and a pleasing view of County Hall, this top floor retirement property is found very close to the lift. The property has built in wardrobes and access to excellent communal areas including gardens, laundry and residents lounge.

McCarthy Stone have long been market leaders in the retirement sector and Regal Court is a fine example of why. As well as your own private accommodation, there is a residents lounge to encourage the social atmosphere, attractive communal grounds, laundry room and guest suite available to visitors at a reasonable rate. A lift serves the building with access to all floors whilst an emergency pull cord system allows residents to call for help when necessary. To the side of the building you have a residents car park.

This property is found on the second floor, close to the lift. Stepping into the apartment, you find an entrance hall with doors to the lounge-diner, bedroom and shower room as well as a large storage cupboard. With attractive wooden flooring, the lounge-diner has a Juliet balcony with a pleasing view of County Hall. There are also double doors to the kitchen where you find a selection of fitted units with worksurface over. The bedroom is a comfortable double room with a built-in wardrobe and space for additional furniture. Completing the apartment is the shower room which has a large double shower, WC and vanity basin. There is also another cupboard housing, the hot water tank and providing further storage.

Residents for sole occupancy must be aged 60 or over whilst for joint occupancy, one of the occupants must be aged 60 or over with the other being over 55 (subject to freeholders approval and discretion). We have been advised that the property is leasehold with the lease running to the year 2128. The annual ground rent is £828.20 whilst the service charge is currently £2,760 a year to cover maintenance of all communal areas, buildings insurance, house manager and use of the laundry room. There is also a contingency fee of 1% of the sale price and a 1% transfer fee payable to the freeholder, both payable on resale.

Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire found close to the western border with Somerset. On the fringe of the town centre, you find Trowbridge Town Park, a large open space with a host of activities, tree lined paths and a riverside walk to Biss Meadows Country Park. St Stephens Place provides several dining options along with a multi-screen cinema complex. There are a wide variety of historic buildings around the town along with a selection of beautiful walks nearby, including the Kennet and Avon Canal and Southwick Country Park. The town has superb transport links with Trowbridge station providing access to London as well as a short ride to the world heritage city of Bath. The A350 passes the fringe of the town, leading to the M4 via Chippenham and the A303 and A36 to the south.