Ebenezer Drive, Newport, NP10

Ground floor apartments with a proper garden and no shared hallway are not easy to find, and this one delivers on both. It has been updated by the current owner with a new kitchen, a new bathroom and wood-effect flooring through the main rooms, so there is little to do beyond adding your own paint colours. The two bedrooms are both doubles, one at the front and one at the back looking over the garden, and the level-access shower will suit anyone who wants to avoid a step-in bath.

The Accommodation
The front door opens straight into a central hallway, with a built-in storage cupboard and every room leading off it.

The living room sits at the front behind a wide bay window fitted with wooden venetian blinds, so it fills with daylight through the day. Walls are painted a soft grey with a feature chimney breast housing a wall-mounted electric fire, and the wood-effect flooring runs underfoot. There is comfortable room here for a pair of sofas, a large television and a coffee table without feeling crowded.

The kitchen is at the rear and has been refitted with handleless grey gloss units, marble-effect worktops and matching splashbacks, a stainless steel sink beneath the window, an integrated dishwasher and a built-in fridge freezer behind the tall unit. The combi boiler is neatly housed in the corner. A part-glazed door leads directly out to the garden, and the recess beside it has room for a wall-mounted table, so there is space for breakfast or a quick supper without going through to the living room.

The main bedroom is at the rear with a window looking down the length of the garden. It is a good double with space for a bed, bedside tables and a full run of drawers, plus a built-in cupboard for extra storage. The second bedroom faces the front and is also a double, currently carpeted, with room for a bed and bedside tables.

The bathroom has been refitted as a fully tiled shower room with a level-access shower, thermostatic mixer, pedestal basin, WC, grab rails and a frosted window. The tiling is white with a grey border and the floor is non-slip, so it is easy to keep clean and safe underfoot.

The Outside
To the front there is a small lawn with a path to the door and a walk down the side of the building to the rear. The back garden is private and fully enclosed, starting with a wide paved patio directly outside the kitchen door that catches the sun and has room for a table and chairs. Beyond it a paved path runs down the centre of the lawn to the far boundary, with a red-leaved acer and a group of cordyline palms adding some height and colour along the fence line. It is a genuinely usable outdoor space for a ground floor apartment.

The Area
Rogerstone sits on the north-western edge of Newport and is popular for good reason: Rogerstone station on the Ebbw Vale line runs direct trains into Newport and Cardiff, and Junction 28 of the M4 is a few minutes away. There is a large Tesco Extra and a good spread of local shops, pubs and well-regarded schools close by, while the Fourteen Locks canal centre and Tredegar Park are on the doorstep for weekends.

Tenure: Leasehold - 89 years remaining
Council Tax Band: B
Local Authority: Newport