The Folds, School Brow, Romiley, Stockport, SK6

Apartment 20 at The Folds offers a superb opportunity to embrace independent retirement living within a vibrant and supportive community. This second-floor one-bedroom deluxe apartment has been thoughtfully designed to combine comfort, practicality, and elegance, ensuring it meets the needs of later living.

The accommodation features a welcoming entrance hall leading to a utility/storage room, providing ample space for everyday essentials. The living-through-dining room is bright and spacious, opening onto a walk-out balcony that overlooks the beautifully landscaped gardens—a perfect spot to unwind and enjoy the tranquillity of your surroundings. The modern fitted kitchen is seamlessly integrated, offering convenience and style. The double bedroom includes a built-in wardrobe for efficient storage, while the shower room, complete with anti-slip level flooring, prioritises safety without compromising on sophistication.

The Folds, managed by Adlington Management Services, is more than just a place to live; it’s a lifestyle designed around you. This independent retirement living community provides the privacy and independence of your own apartment, complete with your own front door, alongside the reassurance of 24/7 on-site staffing. This secure and thoughtfully designed environment allows you to live life on your own terms while knowing support is available if and when you need it.

Community life at The Folds is rich with opportunities for companionship and connection. Daily communal activities foster a welcoming atmosphere, encouraging friendships and a true sense of belonging. Whether you enjoy engaging in group events, exploring new hobbies, or simply sharing a cup of tea with neighbours, the sense of community here helps to combat loneliness and promote mental well-being.

Adlington’s commitment to well-being means that every aspect of life at The Folds is designed to enhance your quality of life. Whether your focus is on staying physically active, enjoying peaceful moments in beautifully maintained communal spaces, or participating in the social life of the community, Apartment 20 provides the ideal setting to live life to the fullest.

Entrance Hall

Composite entrance door. Access onto the living/dining room, double bedroom, shower room and utility/storage room.

Utility/Store Room

2.10m x 1.33m (6' 11" x 4' 4") Space for washing machine and tumble dryer with expansive storage space.

Living through Dining Room

3.44m x 6.91m (maximum) (11' 3" x 22' 8") (maximum) The well appointed living/dining room provides space for lounge furniture alongside space for you dining/breakfast table. The breakfast table is well positioned to adjoin the uPVC double glazed double doors that lead onto the walk on balcony. Electric fireplace. Kitchen off.

Kitchen

2.41m x 3.16m (maximum) (7' 11" x 10' 4") (maximum) The modern kitchen provides a range of wall, drawer and base units with a preparation surface incorporating a stainless steel sink with chrome mixer tap. The kitchen incorporates an abundance of integrated appliances including; electric hob and oven, extraction hood, microwave oven, slimline dishwasher, fridge and freezer.

Bedroom

3.44m x 4.46m (maximum) (11' 3" x 14' 8") (maximum) The well sized double bedroom provides plentiful natural light with the uPVC double glazed windows. Fitted bedroom furniture.

Shower Room

2.55m x 1.90m (8' 4" x 6' 3") 2.55m x 1.90m (maximum) (8' 4" x 6' 3") (maximum) The generous and practical wet room has level anti-slip flooring and complimentary contemporary tiling to all walls. The suite comprises of a walk-in shower area, an inset WC, and a pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap. Chrome ladder style heated towel rail.

Exterior

The beautifully landscaped and maintained gardens provide both leisurely exercise and relaxation, you can enjoy the gardens and flora without the concerns of having responsibility of the upkeep. Parking is provided with home owner on site parking.

Understanding the charges

Service and Well-being Charges Benefits

All our homeowners contribute monthly to a Service and Well-being Charge to cover services such as:

A table service restaurant with on-site chef offering freshly prepared meals
Communal cleaning, estate management and upkeep of the landscaped gardens
External window cleaning, including all individual apartments
Water usage and buildings insurance
24-hour on-site support everyday, 365 days a year, in case of emergency, with a discreet emergency call system installed in each apartment
Our on-site management team are always available to homeowners and check on their well-being, liaise with family and professional services as required. They also organise a full calendar of social events and activities.

Service and Well-being Charges at The Folds

2025 approximate weekly Service and Well-being Charge at The Folds are:

1 bedroom £214.69
2 bedroom £224.87
3 bedroom £243.58

The Service and Well-being Charge is reviewed annually. It is important to point out that payment of the service charge has to continue even if the apartment is vacant, as it is apportioned between all homeowners in order to maintain the high standard of service.

Ground Rent

Annual Ground Rent charges 2025:

1 Bedroom apartments – £1,133.31
2 Bedroom apartments - £1,259.23
3 Bedroom apartments - £1,511.08

The ground rent is due annually from 1st January and will be reviewed every year in line with the Retail Price Index.

In addition, to give homeowners maximum flexibility, we have incorporated into our lease the option to buy out your Ground Rent at any time by giving the legal landlord written notice, and paying a fee of 40 x the annual Ground Rent at the time of the service of the notice, which will take effect from the 1st January the following year. For every year after that for the duration of the lease the rent will be “a peppercorn” (i.e. zero pounds).

Building Reserve Fund

While the day to day maintenance of the buildings and facilities is covered by the Service and Well-being Charge, which is kept as low as possible to leave homeowners with maximum disposable income, major capital costs and refurbishment are not included.

It is important that maintenance is kept to the highest standards for all to enjoy, and to cover any major works, a fee of 0.25% of your sale price for each year, or part-year, of occupation will be levied when you sell on your apartment.

The Building Reserve Fund will build up over time so that money is available to pay for capital costs as they occur e.g replacement lifts, restaurant kitchen equipment, the buildings roof and car park etc. This means that the development is always kept up to the same standard as when you purchased your apartment.

An Administration Fee is payable on resale of the property.