Type: Apartment - Retirement

Litchdon Street

Litchdon Street

Phillips Smith & Dunn are delighted to offer this 1 bedroom second floor apartment with views overlooking the Devon countryside, presented in superb condition, having the advantage of a newly fitted kitchen with window aspect, including full-size oven, hob, fridge, separate freezer and dishwasher, a modern fitted bathroom with double shower, double bedroom with built in wardrobes and a large useful walk in storage cupboard. It offers a well-arranged interior complete with modern, recently fitted wall mounted electric heaters and PVC double glazing. Offered vacant with no ongoing chain.

Barum Court was built in 1988 by McCarthy & Stone comprising of 51 retirement apartments with an age restriction of over 60s only. Forming an attractive building set in mature landscaped communal gardens with residents and visitors parking. The town centre itself offers an excellent range of facilities and is within a short walking distance along Litchdon Street from Barum Court. The complex offers many facilities to enable a comfortable retirement with a residents’ lounge, laundry room, house manager along with the reassurance and comfort of full security features including an electric door and alarm systems. All floors are lift assisted.

Barnstaple, the regional centre of North Devon is only a few minutes’ level walk away, located along the banks of the rivers Taw and Yeo and offers an excellent range of business and leisure facilities including the Green Lanes Shopping Centre, out of town superstores, live theatre, leisure centre and Tarka Tennis Centre. From Barnstaple, there is a sprinter train service that runs through to the Cathedral city of Exeter and the development is well placed for the A361/North Devon Link Road via the Landkey turn off which provides much improved communications to and from the area. Some 7 to 10 miles to the west of Newport is the dramatic North Devon coastline with sailing, fishing and surfing, along the beaches at Instow, Saunton, Croyde and Putsborough.

Service Charge: Approx £3,600 pa
Ground Rent: £498 pa

Hall

3.25m x 0.94m (10’7″ x 3’1″)

Lounge

5.33m x 3.05m (17’5″ x 10’0″)

Kitchen

2.26m x 2.11m (7’4″ x 6’11”)

Shower Room

2.18m x 1.63m (7’1″ x 5’4″)

Bedroom

4.34m x 2.64m (14’2″ x 8’7″)

Communal Room

Communal Laundry Room

The communal gardens are extremely attractive and are regularly maintained and stocked with a wide variety of established plants, shrubs and trees. The gardens surround the building incorporating a number of seating areas including a private shaded seating area under a gazebo covered with a rambling Wisteria. There is also a communal rotary clothes drying area. The perimeter of the development has been smartly finished with stone walling and wrought iron railings. Furthermore there are good parking facilities for both residents and visitors within the rear courtyard.

Close to Braunton Centre

Close to Braunton Centre

Welcome to this delightful, over 55’s, ground floor apartment which is situated in the ever so popular development of Great Field Gardens. The apartment is well positioned, being within a short walk into the village centre and close to all the local amenities. This would be an ideal retirement property.

As you walk into the communal hallway the apartment is found at the back left. Stepping inside you have a useful porch area to hang up coats and leave shoes etc. Leading into the entrance hall you have 2 good sized bedrooms on your right-hand side. These are both light and spacious leaving ample room for wardrobes etc. The shower room is nicely tiled and you have a useful storage cupboard just next to the shower room. Approaching the living room you are presented with a lovely double aspect living room which has plenty of space for furniture and a dining table. Which follows through to the kitchen which has ample cupboard space, inset oven with gas hob and space for a washing machine.

This is a rare opportunity to buy a comfortable retirement home which is a short walk to all the local amenities. We recommend a viewing to appreciate the property in full.

An Ideal Over 55’s Property

Porch

1.4 x 1.16 (4’7″ x 3’9″)

Hall

Lounge/Diner

5.22 nar 3.89 x 4.45 nar 3.03 (17’1″ nar 12’9″ x

Kitchen

2.24 x 2.24 (7’4″ x 7’4″)

Bedroom 1

3.92 x 2.74 (12’10” x 8’11”)

Bedroom 2

3.92 nar 3.21 x 2.25 (12’10” nar 10’6″ x 7’4″)

Shower Room

1.75 x 1.75 (5’8″ x 5’8″ )

Communal Gardens

Communal Parking

Great Field Gardens is a modern development for the over 55’s set just off First Field Lane and is extremely convenient to the village. The centre is only a few minutes walk away and there is also a bus stop close by. Braunton is considered to be one of the largest villages in the country and it caters well for its inhabitants with an excellent range of amenities including churches, a medical centre, library, the family run Cawthorne’s Store, Tesco Superstore, and a good number of restaurants , coffee houses, shops and stores.

Approximately 4 miles to the west are the sandy beaches of Croyde and Saunton where there is also the renowned golf club with its two championship courses. Barnstaple, the regional centre of north Devon, is approximately 5 miles to the east. Here a wide range of shopping facilities can be found, including the covered shopping area to the town centre at Green Lanes and out of town shopping located at Roundswell. The new North Devon Leisure Centre has recently been completed and other leisure amenities include The Tarka Tennis Centre, Scott’s Cinema and The Queens Theatre. A regular bus service connects to the local beaches and to Barnstaple and beyond. There is a railway connection from Barnstaple to the city of Exeter.