Horizons, Churchfield Road, Poole, BH15 2FR

Enjoy a complimentary lunch when you book a tour of Horizons!

Reduce your living expenses with this energy-efficient one-bedroom second-floor retirement apartment, featuring a large walk-out balcony and a new kitchen. Experience the convenience of a low-maintenance home. Horizons offers stunning views of Brownsea Island from every level, including the library, games room, and viewing decks where you can sit and savor a coffee. Benefit from the table service restaurant and guest suite for visiting family and friends, plus an hour of domestic assistance each week.

Moving Made Easy - Moving is a huge step, but don’t let that hold you back. We have a range of services to help your move go smoothly, including:

• FREE Entitlements Advice to help you find out what benefits you may be entitled to that can assist with service charges or living costs.

• Part Exchange service to help you move without the hassle of having to sell your own home.

• Removal Services that can help you declutter and move you in to your new home.

• Conveyancing specialists who are experienced with sales and purchases of McCarthy Stone retirement properties.

For more information speak with our Property Consultant today.

Summary - Horizons is a flagship development by the esteemed retirement developers McCarthy and Stone, completed in 2017. Tailored for 'Retirement Living Plus', it offers modern living for those over 70, featuring a restaurant with very affordable three-course lunches daily, a Homeowners' lounge, and shared spaces such as a library, games room, and viewing decks to take in the spectacular views. It also boasts landscaped gardens and a guest suite for visiting family and friends (subject to additional charges). An Estate Manager and staff are present on-site for security, along with a 24-hour emergency call system activated by a personal pendant alarm and bathroom call points. Additional amenities include a welcoming restaurant, weekly cleaning services (extra services available for a fee), and a hair salon.

The communal areas are designed to be vibrant social centers, while your retirement home remains your own private sanctuary. This offers an ideal mix of privacy, community, and support.

Located in Poole, known for its natural harbour and stunning beaches, Horizons provides excellent views of the beautiful landscape. A bustling quay with diverse dining options is also nearby. Situated just 400 metres from Poole High Street, the development enjoys a central location with easy access to local amenities and a reliable bus network connecting Poole with the surrounding areas.

Entrance Hallway - The entrance boasts a solid oak veneer door complete with a spy-hole and a security intercom system, which offers both visual (through the homeowner's TV) and audio connectivity to the main entrance of the development. The hallway is spacious enough for standard furniture and includes an emergency pull cord. There's also a walk-in storage cupboard equipped with lighting, shelving, and a boiler that provides domestic hot water and powers the ventilation/heat exchange system. A decorative glazed panel door opens into the living room.

Living Room - The living room features a double-glazed French door with a matching window that opens onto a walk-out balcony, complemented by a glazed panelled door leading to the kitchen.

Balcony - The spacious balcony, accessible from both the living room and bedroom, features a glazed balustrade and ample space for bistro-style garden furniture and plants. It offers the advantage of views over Churchfield Road and the verdant surroundings, including a perspective towards the property's trees.

Additionally, you can take a respite on the landing to savour the vistas of Poole Park from the library lounge, which is situated near the apartment for your convenience.

Kitchen - Featuring a large picture window, this space offers privacy while still providing views of Churchfield Road's quieter traffic and regular pedestrian activity. The newly fitted kitchen boasts a comprehensive suite of integrated appliances, including a four-ring hob with a glazed splashback, a stainless steel chimney extractor hood, a waist-high oven with a matching microwave above, an integrated dishwasher and a concealed fridge and freezer. The area is completed with plank-style flooring and ceiling spotlights.

Bedroom - Featuring a seating area and a door leading to the balcony, this superb double bedroom boasts a double-glazed French door that opens out onto the balcony. It also includes a walk-in wardrobe with automatic lighting and custom-built furniture, complete with shelving, a drawer unit, and plentiful hanging space.

Shower Room - The modern white suite includes a back-to-the-wall WC with a concealed cistern, a vanity wash-hand basin integrated into bathroom furniture with a cupboard underneath and a work surface above, and a feature mirror with an integrated light and shaver point. It also boasts a walk-in shower with level access, equipped with both 'Raindrop' and conventional shower heads, fully tiled walls, wetroom flooring, a ladder radiator, and an emergency pull cord.

Lease Information - Ground Rent: £435 per annum
Ground rent review date: June 2031
Lease Length: 999 years from June 2016

Service Charge - Cleaning of communal windows
• Water rates for communal areas and apartments
• Electricity, heating, lighting and power to communal areas
• 24-hour emergency call system
• Upkeep of gardens and grounds
• Repairs and maintenance to the interior and exterior communal areas
• Contingency fund including internal and external redecoration of communal areas
• Buildings insurance
• Restaurant Staffing
• The service charge includes one hour of domestic assistance per a week. Extra care packages available by arrangement (additional charge applies)

The service charge does not cover external costs such as your Council Tax, electricity or TV, but does include the cost of your Estates Manager, your water rates, the 24-hour emergency call system, the heating and maintenance of all communal areas, exterior property maintenance and gardening. To find out more about service charges please contact your Property Consultant or Estates Manager.

Service charge: £8,656.10 per annum (for financial year ending 30/06/25) Please speak to our Entitlements Advisor to see if there are any benefit's you could be claiming towards these fees.

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