1 Bedroom Flat For Sale on Old St. Michaels Drive Braintree, CM7 2AF

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Property description

SUMMARY:

Unique and rarely available ONE BEDROOM ground floor property occupying a private corner position and situated within pristinely maintained grounds, offering spacious, larger than average living accommodation with allocated parking. The property is available to buy as an investment purchase currently yielding a rent of £7,500 per annum.

Finished to an extremely high standard, the property was converted in 2009 by City & Country and to this day remains in the agents opinion, show home condition. Immediately upon entering it is striking just how spacious and luxuriously finished the property is, with real wood flooring, high specification white bathroom suites, comprehensive kitchen with fitted appliances including fridge-freezer, dishwasher, oven, washing machine and hob.

Viewing of this rarely available property is highly advised, and appointments can be arranged 7 days a week through Branocs Estates, whose office is situated at The Corner House in Market Square, Braintree.

HISTORY OF OLD ST MICHAELS:

Old Saint Michaels was built as a Union workhouse in 1837-8 by Royston architects, William Nash. William was 38 when he designed Old St Michaels and throughout his career he worked on many other projects in East Anglia, including other public and institutional buildings, churches and houses. He based his design on an 1835 model plan produced by Samson Kempthorne. Old St Michaels is a rare example of a hexagon plan workhouse with a Y shaped main building and is the last remaining of its kind in Essex.

The Kempthorne \"Y\" plan traditionally had a central \"hub\" from which radiated accommodation wings for the different classes of inmate defined by the Commissioners - infirm males, infirm females, able-bodied males, able-bodied females, boys, girls, and children under seven. Each complex also had an entrance or administrative block at the far end of one of the wings, infirmaries, and chapels and other larger buildings were often added to the basic shape. Ancillary single storied perimeter buildings gave each workhouse its distinctive hexagonal outline. The grounds were used as exercise yards, segregated according to class.

At Old St Michaels a large infirmary using this plan was built in c.1849 and the buildings underwent constant modifications throughout the nineteenth century. in 1896-1897, new casual and receiving wards and a new boardroom were built to the south of the workhouse. At the same time, the flanking wings the entrance block at the foot of the \"Y\" were rebuilt as infirmary accommodation. A new kitchen and chapel were erected between the hub and infirmary in the late nineteenth century.

In 1948, the workhouse became part of the newly formed National Health Service. The ensuing changes and additions were often rather unsympathetic to the original buildings.

The buildings that exist today comprise the \"Y\" with its three, three storey ranges and front entrance block flanked by the later infirmary wings. Many of the outbuildings and boundary walls arranged around the hexagonal perimeter also survive, as well as part of the original infirmary, casual and receiving wards, and board room. Other workhouse original features include its baking and laundry, complete with weighing scales!

LOCATION:

Situated within Old St Michaels Drive, which is just off of Rayne Road, the property is located within WHITMORE HOUSE, and is surrounded by pristinely maintained grounds and offers allocated parking directly in front of the property.

The property is within easy walking access of the town centre providing an array of shopping facilities, eateries, and further transport links, as well as being within walking distance of the railway station, providing a regular service into London Liverpool Street.

Braintree is a historic market town that benefits from a good selection of local primary and secondary schools including The Notley High School, Alec Hunter Humanities College, and Braintree Sixth Form College. Freeport designer outlet village and the A120 are also just minutes from the property.

DESCRIPTION:

Front of Property:
Paved threshold, allocated parking to the front of the property, private entrance door leading to communal entrance hall.

Living Area (19'8 x 15'5):
Real wood flooring, double glazed window to front aspect, radiator, TV point, phone point, partition wall leading to Kitchen suite comprising high specification matching wall and base level units, roll edged work surfaces with inset stainless steel sink and drainer unit with mixer taps. Integrated fridge-freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, oven and four ring gas hob with extractor fan over. Radiator and double glazed window to rear aspect.

Bedroom (11'9 x 11'1):
Carpet flooring, window to rear aspect, radiator, TV Point.

Bathroom:
Luxury suite comprising low level WC, pedestal hand wash basin with mixer tap over, panel bath with mixer tap and shower attachment over, chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan, tiled walls and flooring, shaving point, ceiling spotlights.

GENERAL:

We are advised that this property is available LEASEHOLD with 175 year lease in place taken out on 25th March 2009 (c. 170 Years remaining). We are also advised that current maintenance charges total £953.57 per annum with annual ground rent charges of £225 per annum.

Council Tax Band - B

AGENT NOTES:

No electrical or mechanical items at the property have been tested and intending purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their condition and serviceability.

For the purposes of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification documentation at a later stage and we would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.
While we make every effort to make our sales particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property and, accordingly, should not be relied upon as a statement of fact.

Our room sizes are an approximation and are only intended to provide general guidance. If you have any queries over these particulars please contact us to discuss further.

Property Features :

SITUATED WITHIN STUNNING GROUNDS
ATTRACTIVE BATHROOM SUITE
ALLOCATED PARKING
ANNUAL RENT ACHIEVING £7500 PA
ONE BEDROOM

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1 Bedroom Flat For Sale

Old St. Michaels Drive Braintree, CM7 2AF

Sale Price: £145,000

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Branocs Estates

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