Clarendon House, Tower Road, Poole

A bright and spacious Top floor two bedroom retirement apartment with a A SUPER BALCONY WITH FAR REACHING VIEWS AND A PARKING SPACE INCLUDED. ***View this Apartments Virtual Tour on line***

Summary - Clarendon House is located in sought-after Branksome Park area midway between Poole and Bournemouth, it is a highly regarded leafy suburb of quality homes. The charming village of Westbourne is just 0.6 miles away where you can enjoy a eclectic mix of specialised shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants.

There is also a variety of supermarkets to choose from including Tesco and M&S Simply food, as well as a doctor’s surgery, post office and pharmacy. Branksome facilities include the picturesque tennis and bowls club. From Branksome, you’re surrounded by 10 miles of glorious golden sand and Blue Flag beaches stretching across Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch.

Running through the centre of Branksome Park is Branksome Chine, a deep wooded ravine with a footpath and stream leading down to the sea. Here you will find many beautiful walks along the various paths. A bus stop is conveniently located just 100m from the development with services directly to Westbourne, Bournemouth, Poole and the surrounding area.

Constructed by multi award-winning McCarthy and Stone Clarendon House is a ‘Retirement Living’ development providing an independent lifestyle opportunity for those over 60 years of age and is an intimate development of just 32 two bedroom apartments benefitting from superb communal facilities including an impressive 'club lounge' with access to the gardens.

Our dedicated House Manager provides support and peace-of-mind, in addition all apartments are equipped with a 24-hour emergency call facility and sophisticated intercom system providing both a visual and verbal link to the main development entrance. There is also a luxurious guest suite for visiting friends and family available at a modest nightly rate.

It’s going to be so easy to make new friends and to lead a busy and fulfilled life at Clarendon House, there will be plenty of regular events and activities from which to choose including: coffee mornings, games and quiz nights, film nights, and occasional themed events. Whilst there is something for everyone there is certainly no obligation to join in and home owners can participate as fully or remain as private as they wish.

This top floor and south facing apartment has the following features:

Entrance Hall - A solid oak-veneered entrance door with spy-hole, security intercom system that provides both camera (via the home-owners TV) and audio link to the main development entrance door. Emergency pull cord, useful store cupboard contacting a, further shallow cupboard with meters and a walk-in utility with light and shelving housing the boiler supplying hot water, ‘Vent Axia’ unit providing an economic heat recovery system and the 'Bosch' automatic washer/dryer and a newly installed Water Softener Unit. Feature glazed door to living room.

Living Room - A bright and spacious living room with a double-glazed French door with matching side panel opening onto a spacious balcony with extensive views of the surrounding tree canopy and the communal gardens laid out at the front of the development. A feature glazed panelled door leads to the kitchen.

Kitchen - A large double glazed window overlooking the same spectacular views as the Living Room. There is ' contemporary kitchen in a gloss soft-white finish with contrasting 'Silostone' worksurface, undermount sink unit with a grooved drainer adjacent and matching upstands. Integrated appliances comprise; 'Neff' ceramic hob with glazed splashpanel and stainless steel chimney extractor hood over, 'Neff' waist-level oven with matching microwave over, and 'Neff' concealed fridge and freezer. Under unit lighting, attractive wood effect flooring. Ceiling spot light fitting.

Master Bedroom - A lovely well proportioned and very large double bedroom with a double glazed window overlooking the same extensive views as the Living Room. Large walk-in wardrobe with auto-light, hanging rails and shelving. A door leads to the en-suite bathroom.

En-Suite Bathroom - Modern white sanitary ware comprising; Back to the wall WC with hidden cistern, vanity wash-basin with undersink cupboard, worksurface and with a heated mirror having integrated lighting and shaver point over. Level access, walk-in shower with both raindrop and traditional shower heads, glazed shower screen. Heated ladder radiator, emergency pull cord, extractor fan, ceiling spot lights. Extensively tiled walls and tiled floor

Bedroom Two - A large second bedroom that could even be used as a dining room/office room. A large double-glazed window that lets in a lot of light.

Shower Room - Modern white sanitary ware comprising; Back to the wall WC with hidden cistern, vanity wash-basin with undersink cupboard, worksurface and with a heated mirror having integrated lighting and shaver point over. Level access, walk-in shower with both raindrop and traditional shower heads, glazed shower screen. Heated ladder radiator, emergency pull cord, extractor fan, ceiling spot lights. Extensively tiled walls and tiled floor

Car Parking - Allocated parking space included.

Lease Information - Lease Length: 999 years commencing from 2019
Ground Rent: £495
Ground rent review date: Jan 2034
Please contact your property consultant for further details of the service charges

Service Charge - What your service charge pays for:
• House Manager who ensures the development runs smoothly
• All maintenance of the building and grounds, including window cleaning, gardening and upkeep of the building exteriors and communal areas
• 24hr emergency call system
• Monitored fire alarms and door camera entry security systems
• Maintaining lifts
• Heating and lighting in communal areas
• Contingency fund including internal and external redecoration of communal areas
• Buildings insurance, water and sewerage rates

The service charge does not cover external costs such as your Council Tax, electricity or TV. Find out more about service charges please contact your Property Consultant or House Manager.

Service Charge: £2,670.72 per annum (up to financial year end 30/09/2024).

Ask about our FREE ENTITLEMENTS SERVICE to find out what benefits you may be entitled to to support you with service charges and living costs.
(Often offset by Government Entitlements e.g. Attendance Allowance £3,500-£5,200pa).

Additional Information & Services - • Superfast Fibre Broadband available
• Mains water and electricity
• Electric room heating
• Mains drainage