Alexandra Road, Southport, PR9

Apartment 16 is a spacious two-bedroom first-floor apartment offering comfortable, independent retirement living in one of Southport’s most welcoming retirement communities. With generous living accommodation, two double bedrooms and the added benefit of a private walk-out balcony, this is a home designed for enjoying life with less of the work that comes with maintaining a traditional property.

The apartment opens into a welcoming entrance hallway, providing access to all the main rooms and incorporating useful storage and utility space. The generous living and dining room forms the heart of the home, offering plenty of space to relax, entertain family and friends or simply enjoy the freedom of having room to spread out.

From the living room, doors open onto your own private balcony, creating a lovely outdoor extension to the apartment. Whether it is enjoying a morning coffee, reading in the fresh air or simply taking a moment to enjoy the surroundings, the balcony provides a private space to step outside without leaving home.

The separate fitted kitchen is well suited to everyday living, with everything you need to prepare meals at home while remaining close enough to the main living space for entertaining, whillst both bedrooms are comfortable doubles. The second bedroom provides excellent flexibility and could be used for visiting family and friends, as a home office, hobby room or simply as an additional bedroom, a further contemporary bathroom completes the accommodation.

The real attraction of The Sailings is the lifestyle that comes with your apartment. This is independent retirement living where you remain completely in control of how you spend your time, while having the reassurance of a welcoming community and support close at hand.

Perhaps you want to enjoy a coffee and conversation with neighbours in the homeowners' lounge, meet friends for lunch in the on-site restaurant or take part in one of the activities available in the studio. There are also plenty of opportunities to simply enjoy your own company. Your apartment remains your private space, giving you the freedom to be as sociable or as independent as you wish.

With 24-hour staffing, The Sailings also provides valuable peace of mind for both homeowners and their families. Help is available when needed, while you retain the independence and privacy that make your apartment feel like home.

Beyond The Sailings, Southport offers plenty to fill your days. Explore the shops, cafés and restaurants of Lord Street, take a stroll along the seafront, visit the beautiful parks and gardens or simply enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of this much-loved coastal town.

Apartment 16 offers the opportunity to make more of retirement – with a spacious home, your own private outdoor space and a community around you, leaving you with less to maintain and more time to enjoy the things that matter.

Entrance Hallway

Composite door to communal hallway. Double doors opening onto a Utility Area comprising of space for a washing machine, tumble dryer and shelving/storage space. A further storage area housing the energy efficient hot water cylinder. Living room, two bedrooms and shower room off.

Living Through Dining Room

3.48m x 6.98m (11' 5" x 22' 11") uPVC double glazed double doors leading onto the walk on balcony. Electric feature fireplace. Electric storage heater. Kitchen off.

Kitchen

2.4m x 3.16m (7' 10" x 10' 4") uPVC double glazed window with electric open/close function. A range of wall, drawer and base units with roll top preparation surface incorporating a stainless steel one and half bowl sink with chrome mixer tap. Integrated appliances include an electric oven, microwave, fridge, freezer and a four ring electric hob with stainless steel splashback and extraction hood. Chrome recessed downlights.

Principle Bedroom

2.9m x 4.48m (9' 6" x 14' 8") uPVC double glazed window. Built in wardrobes. Electric radiator.

Bedroom Two

2.9m x 4.48m (9' 6" x 14' 8") uPVC double glazed window. Fitted wardrobes. Electric Radiator.

Shower Room

2m x 2.55m (6' 7" x 8' 4") Suite comprising of a level wet room shower, a pedestal wash basin with chrome mixer tap and inset WC. Anti-slip flooring. Chrome ladder style radiator.

Service and Well-being Charge Benefits

All homeowners living at The Sailings, Southport will contribute to a Service and Well-being Charge. The high level of care, support and services on offer to enhance quality and enjoyment of life are what make Adlington different. These charges are to provide services such as;

* The provision of a daily restaurant service which enables homeowners to enjoy a delicious freshly prepared meal at exceptionally good value.
* Communal cleaning and maintenance
* External window cleaning
* Water usage, buildings insurance and estate management
* 24-hour support everyday, 365 days a year, in case of any emergency, working in tandem with a discreet emergency call system installed in each apartment

Service and Well-being Charges at The Sailings

2026/2027 approximate weekly Service and Well-being Charges at The Sailings are;

1 bedroom – £217 weekly / £940 monthly
2 bedroom – £230 weekly / £996 monthly
3 bedroom – £243 weekly / £1,053 monthly

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

Adlington developments provide extensive communal facilities, such as the lounge, restaurant and commercial kitchen, coffee lounge, hairdressing salon, guest suite, staff rooms, management offices and the mobility scooter and bicycle store, as well as landscaped gardens and grounds. It is these facilities along with the 24-hour on-site support which makes your home likely to be suitable for your whole life, without the need to move to a care home. This is a major benefit to well-being, peace of mind and independence and, if it avoids care home fees, also has considerable financial advantages. You will only purchase your own apartment, so in order to recoup the considerable costs of these extensive facilities we levy an annual Ground Rent.

Annual Ground Rent charges 2026:

2 bedroom – £689.94

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

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 and is capped at 10 years. A contribution to the Building Reserve Fund is also collected through the Service and Well-being Charge.

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...