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Southgate House, Rougham Road, Bury St. Edmunds

PROPERTY TYPE

Apartment

BEDROOMS

1

BATHROOMS

1

SIZE

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Key features

  • Well presented first floor apartment
  • Situated in a purpose built retirement complex
  • Set in attractively landscaped communal gardens
  • Hall, fitted kitchen, spacious sitting room with balcony
  • Double bedroom, modern shower room, electric heating
  • Communal gardens & parking. CHAIN FREE

Description

If you are looking for the perfect place to retire to, Southgate House would be hard to beat as it is set in beautifully maintained communal gardens, located on the edge of the historic market town of Bury St Edmunds.

Part of an exclusive retirement development for those aged 60 and over, this comfortable well-proportioned 1st floor apartment is offered for sale CHAIN FREE and is presented in good decorative order throughout.

Southgate House is a managed retirement development for the over 60’s and is located on the southern side of the town, standing behind an impressive brick pillared entrance and sweeping driveway approach. The communal gardens are beautifully maintained and provide a lovely setting for the apartment.

Bury St. Edmunds provides an excellent range of recreational and shopping facilities, whilst the A14 provides easy access to both Ipswich and Cambridge.

If you are looking for a very comfortable retirement apartment with lovely garden views and good-sized rooms, this CHAIN FREE property is bound to be of great interest.

The accommodation is served by electric heating and in brief comprises reception hall, shower room, generous sitting room with patio doors onto the balcony, providing lovely views over the communal gardens, fitted kitchen and a decent sized double bedroom with fitted wardrobe furniture.

Each room within the apartment has an emergency pull cord system to alert the on-site manager if required. During times when the Manager is not on-site, the alarm is sent through to a central monitoring system which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Outside
The apartment enjoys views over the superbly landscaped communal gardens which include ample parking. There is also a residents lounge and conservatory.

Agents Note - The property is leasehold and it is a condition of purchase that residents be over the age of 60 years and are approved by the Sanctuary Housing Association.

Tenure - For sale LEASEHOLD with vacant possession upon completion. Lease: Commenced 99 years from 1986. Service charge: £2655 per annum. Ground rent: £60 per annum.

COUNCIL TAX - BAND C

Directions. The main entrance for Southgate House is off Vale Road, which is the road off Rougham Road leading up to Dobbies Garden Centre.

Hall -

Sitting Room - 4.75m x 3.73m (15'7 x 12'3) -

Kitchen - 3.12m x 2.64m (10'3 x 8'8) -

Bedroom - 4.75m x 2.97m (15'7 x 9'9) -

Shower Room - 7'6 x 6'1 -



Gardens -

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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.

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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.

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Southgate House, Rougham Road, Bury St. Edmunds

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  • Bury St. Edmunds Station1.4 miles
  • Thurston Station3.6 miles
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Mortimer & Gausden, Bury St. Edmunds

7 Langton Place Hatter Street Bury St. Edmunds IP33 1NE

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