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Dukes Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6GT

PROPERTY TYPE

Retirement Property

BEDROOMS

1

BATHROOMS

1

SIZE

619 sq ft

58 sq m

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Key features

  • Subsidised onsite restaurant
  • Weekly clean of apartment included in purchase price

Description

A desirable ground floor one bedroom apartment ideally located within easy reach of the village High Street and train station. Built by award-winning home builders McCarthy and Stone to a high specification, Birch Place offers a bistro-style restaurant, guest suite, lift to all floors, laundry service, well-being and hairdressing suite and a beautiful homeowners' lounge opening out onto impeccably maintained landscaped gardens. The property is covered by a NHBC warranty and includes luxurious features such as a high specification wet-room style shower room, a stunning fitted kitchen with integrated Neff appliances, door camera entry system, illuminated light switches, 24 hour emergency call system, high-quality neutral decor, oak veneered doors and much more. The property is offered to the market with no onward chain, benefits from 24 hour staffing and visitor parking.

The management fees include building insurance, water rates, window cleaning, a weekly clean of the apartment and subsidised meals in the onsite restaurant. Residents have full use of the communal areas including the gardens and BBQ area for family celebrations and regular activities are organised for residents. Laundry facilities are available and for an additional cost, laundering can be provided, as can care facilities. The complex is fully secure with a security entry system.

Situation - Birch Place is ideally situated on Duke's Ride which runs through the heart of the historic village of Crowthorne, with the village centre at one end and the railway station at the other. Crowthorne is a leafy, peaceful village with easy access to surrounding towns by road, rail or bus, and is within a short distance of the M3 and M4 motorways. Within reasonable walking distance of Birch Place, the village centre has a good mix of both independent and chain shops including two supermarkets, two public houses, a number of eateries, tea-rooms, coffee houses and hair-dressers, an independent butcher, a cobbler, pharmacies and gift/card shops. There is a petrol station with a Marks and Spencers food hall.

Outside - Birch Place residents can enjoy the stunning landscaped gardens and neatly maintained grounds of the development, and can entertain family and friends on the large patio with wooden pergola and ample seating. Car parking can be arranged by separate negotiation subject to availability. Leasehold details: Years left on Lease - 997 Service charge - c £7,700 PA / Ground rent - c.£435 pa NB: This is information you will need to verify through your solicitor, as part of the conveyancing process.

Energy Performance Rating - C

Council Tax Band - C

Local Authority - Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Directions - From our Crowthorne office turn right onto Duke's Ride and follow the road along, crossing over the junction with New Wokingham Road and Birch Place can be found a short way along on the left hand side.

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Tenure: Leasehold You buy the right to live in a property for a fixed number of years, but the freeholder owns the land the property's built on.Read more about tenure type in our glossary page.

GROUND RENTA regular payment made by the leaseholder to the freeholder, or management company.Read more about ground rent in our glossary page.

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ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGEA regular payment for things like building insurance, lighting, cleaning and maintenance for shared areas of an estate. They're often paid once a year, or annually.Read more about annual service charge in our glossary page.

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LENGTH OF LEASEHow long you've bought the leasehold, or right to live in a property for.Read more about length of lease in our glossary page.

997 years left

Council TaxA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council tax in our glossary page.

Band: C

Dukes Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6GT

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Crowthorne Station0.7 miles
  • Sandhurst Station1.6 miles
  • Blackwater Station2.9 miles
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Michael Hardy, Crowthorne

28 Dukes Ride, Crowthorne, RG45 6LT

Michael Hardy, Crowthorne
Why Michael Hardy?

Michael Hardy has been a familiar sight on the High Street in Wokingham and Crowthorne for over 30 years. As an independent agency, we are a strong team of mature yet dynamic professionals with a forward thinking attitude. Our vast experience and knowledge of not only the property market but the local area, have helped us become the successful brand we are today. We strongly believe in treating our customers how we would like to be treated. Keeping everythi

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