Goodes Court, Royston, SG8

Enjoy all the benefits of a McCarthy & Stone safe and secure retirement community with a flexible assured periodic tenancy, exclusively offered to residents aged 65 and over. This private first-floor retirement apartment is south-facing and low maintenance, with all the safety and design features you need, including a new entry phone system. It offers a worry-free safe, warm, private apartment with the option to socialise daily in the lounge, dining room or gardens. Renting at Goodes Court is the best of both worlds, high quality living in a purpose-built/designed apartment, just when you need it, without the financial commitment to buy. This property is offered unfurnished, and available immediately.

Please Note: Car Parking (Permit Scheme) - Parking is by allocated space subject to availability. The fee is usually £250 per annum, permits are available on a first come, first served basis.

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Property Insight
A spacious first-floor retirement apartment, located in the sought-after Goodes Court development in the popular town of Royston. This premium, south-facing, one-bedroom apartment is situated moments away from Therfield Heath, Royston Golf Club and town centre amenities, offering all the exclusive benefits associated with McCarthy & Stone Retirement Living PLUS, including a lounge/diner with a Juliet balcony, a separate kitchen, a generous double bedroom with integrated wardrobes, a large wet room, landscaped communal gardens with a pergola, and security and assisted living features, including a manager/staff (CQC) onsite 24/7, a chef-run restaurant and table service, dedicated parking and wheelchair access, a homeowners lounge and function room, and a guest suite and laundry room. 

Inside, the apartment features a spacious entrance hall, complete with a front door spy hole, a 24-hour emergency response module, illuminated light switches, a smoke alarm, a new security door entry system with intercom, a large storage cupboard, and direct access to the main living areas.

The generous lounge/dining room boasts south-facing views through double French doors opening onto a Juliet balcony, enhancing natural light throughout the space. The lounge also includes telephone and TV points, an attractive decorative fireplace with an electric flame-effect fire, efficient wall heater panels, ample space for dining, and a partially glazed door leading to the kitchen.

The kitchen is fitted with wall and base units, laminate worktops, tiled flooring and splashbacks, a stainless steel sink with mixer taps, an electric window opener, a waist-height integrated oven, a four-ring hob with extractor fan above, and an integrated fridge and freezer.

Continuing to impress, the large double bedroom is flooded with natural south-facing light and includes integrated wardrobes with mirrored sliding doors, an emergency pull cord, telephone and TV points and a wall panel heater. Adjacent to the bedroom, the large wet room features a full-sized low-level bath, walk-in shower with support rail and curtain, hand basin with storage and mirror above, shaver point, WC, heated towel rail, mirrored cupboard, wall-mounted heater, emergency pull cord, and non-slip safety flooring.

Externally, Goodes Court offers beautifully landscaped communal gardens that wrap around the building, complete with paved walkways, ample seating areas near an inviting pergola, and carefully maintained borders. There are dedicated car parking spaces for residents (with permits) and visitors.

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What goes on at Goodes Court?

Residents are free to enjoy the communal lounge, free tea and coffee with their neighbours any time of day, with the peace of mind that all property matters are taken of. The lounge is the social hub for a range of weekly and monthly activities organised by the staff and residents, including daily coffee mornings, chair yoga, film nights, quizzes, games nights, exercise classes, entertainment and hobbies. 

Care & support if and when you need it 

The monthly rent covers the cost of ground rent and service charges. These take care of all the things below so you don’t have to.

• The Estate Manager and deputies who take care of the development

• CQC Registered care staff on-site 24/7, 365 days a year 

• Buildings insurance, water and sewerage rates

• 1 hr cleaning/domestic help per week (more time is available at additional cost)

• 24 hour emergency call system, in case you need it

• Monitored fire alarms and personal door entry security systems

• Maintenance of lifts, landscaped gardens/grounds

• Running costs of the in-house restaurant and chef

• Daily cleaning of communal areas plus regular window cleaning 

• Repairs, maintenance, heating, lighting to all communal area

• Contingency fund for internal/external redecoration of communal areas

The dedicated CQC registered care and support staff can assist with anything from changing bed linen to escorting residents to appointments. Residents can buy additional domestic or personal grooming services, as required, including regular visits from a podiatrist and two local hairdressers. Additional private Personal Care Support Services are also available.

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Location - Royston
Royston is a traditional English town, located within Hertfordshire and on the border of Cambridgeshire, just 14 miles from the city of Cambridge. Royston has a wealth of rich heritage, grown from the crossing of two ancient thoroughfares—Roman and prehistoric—and has attracted many great names, including many Royal family members.

The town enjoys numerous green open spaces, including the renowned Therfield Heath nature reserve, and lies on the northern slopes of the Hertfordshire Chalk Downs. Royston even has its own cave, revealed back in the 18th Century, carved out of chalk and located under the crossroads in the centre of town.

On the outskirts of the town, there is a larger group of supermarkets, and within the town centre, there is a wide variety of cafes, restaurants, bars and public houses, offering a diverse mix of food and drink, as well as a market and a high street full of bustling shops, including post offices, convenience stores, hairdressers, and clothing boutiques. Residents have access to a range of doctor’s surgeries, dentists, schools, and a leisure centre, providing a fully stocked gym and fitness classes. Whether you are young or old, single, a couple or a family, Royston has all the facilities you may need, and there are even lots of clubs and activities to join, such as tennis, rugby, hockey and golf.

As well as people moving up and down the property ladder locally, Royston is a very affluent area and is becoming more and more popular with the commuter market. There is great security in that house prices have held well through turbulent markets and thrived above the national average in more settled general economic and market conditions.

Royston boasts excellent transport links for residents, visitors and businesses. The town is located on the A10, with the A1M and M11 each within a 15-minute drive. There is a mainline train station with a regular service direct to London Kings Cross as quick as 38 minutes. If you want to travel internationally, London Stansted airport and London Luton Airport are both just half an hour's drive away.

If you aren’t familiar with Royston and its beautiful surrounding countryside, we recommend paying it a visit today!