Property description
RETIREMENT APARTMENT OVERLOOKING PARKLAND ON SELLY OAK / SELLY PARK BORDER. WARDEN CONTROLLED One Bedroom First Floor Maisonette with FITTED STAIRLIFT for the over 60's. No Upward Sale Chain - EPC Rating C
Retirement Development, Resident Manager, Attractive Maintained Communal Gardens, Self Contained, Own Front Door, Entrance Hallway, Staircase with Stairlift, Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom , Double Glazing, Views over park & \"No Upward Chain\"
HOW TO GET THERE (B29 7QT) If travelling north along Pershore Road (A441) through Stirchley towards the City centre, after the one-way section (Hazelwell Street) continue straight on. After the traffic lights at the right turn to Cartland Road take the left fork into Warwards Lane. Continue past the right turns to St Stephens Road and to Milner Road and take the next right turn, just before the park, into Woodside Road, off which turn right into Wibert Close and number 1 is the first on the right hand side. * * * * * * *
1 Wibert Close is a well presented retirement apartment with double glazing and with fitted stairlift believed to have been built in the 1980s. The setting is a cul-de-sac near parkland off Woodside Road which leads off Warwards Lane close to the Selly Oak / Selly Park border.
Number 1 has the rare advantage of double glazed windows in the living room and kitchen giving views over the park, and similar style windows in the bathroom and bedroom and from the latter are distant views too.
Shopping facilities and buses are available in Raddlebarn Road and Warwards Lane, commuter train services are available from Selly Oak Station and important centres within a radius of a mile or two include Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham University and Cadburys at Bournville.
The building is of brickwork beneath a tiled roof and it is set behind a mainly lawned open plan style garden.
The accommodation is mainly on the first floor, is self contained and on the ground floor there is a upvc and double glazed private front door which opens into
Private Entrance Hallway with stairs
with fitted stairlift leading up to the first floor
UPSTAIRS
Landing with door to
Living Room 15'1 max x 9'3 (4.6m x 2.82m ) with storage heater, call care cord and double glazed windows giving views across the park. A doorway leads off into the inner hallway and an archway opens into
Kitchen 11'10 x 5'11 (3.61m x 1.8m) with fittings including surfaces with tiling above, inset sink with double glazed windows above giving views over the park, base cupboards and wall units, spaces for appliances, call care cord and Dimplex heater.
Inner Hallway off which doors lead to the bathroom, to the bedroom and to storage / airing cupboard.
Bedroom 12'3 x 8'6 (3.73m x 2.59m) with wall mounted heater, call care cord, double glazed window giving distant views and built in cupboard off.
Bathroom 6'4 x 5'11 (1.93m x 1.8m) with bath with shower above, basin, wc, wall mounted heater, double glazed window and hatch to The Loft.
OUTSIDE
Store Cupboard built in at the front, beside the porch.
The Maintained Communal Gardens are mainly lawned and include Parking Spaces.
OWNERSHIP & TENURE: It is understood there is an age requirement to the effect that a resident must be of retirement age which is defined by Sanctuary Housing Services as 60 years. Also that the apartment will be sold on the basis of a new 60 year lease with no rent / ground rent payable and a Service Charge covering various items including:- Resident Manager, external repairs, insurance of the building and grounds maintenance, currently believed to be approx £120.32 per month for the year commencing 1st April 2013.
SERVICES: Double glazing as noted.
FIXTURES/FITTINGS: Items in the property are included.
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
The Agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A Buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor. References to the Tenure of a Property are based on information supplied by the Seller. The Agent has not had sight of the title documents. A Buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor. Items shown in photographs are NOT included unless specifically mentioned within the sales particulars. They may however be available by separate negotiation. Buyers must check the availability of any property and make an appointment to view before embarking on any journey to see a property.