| 1 and 2 Bedroom Flats / Apartments - 'Brook Lodge', Chipping Ongar, Essex CM5 9JX |
From £159,950 |
Beech Management Ltd
Brook Lodge
Rear of 157-165 High Street
Ongar
Essex
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Property Summary
• Full Double Glazing and leaded light effect
• Gas Central Heating
• Electric Cooking
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• Local Information
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Property Description
A new development of Architect designed one and two bedroomed retirement flats set unobtrusively in peaceful
mature grounds, being substantially Green Belt.
The development is set behind Grade II listed buildings which front the West side of the high street
opposite the historic market square in the heart of the town centre.
Choice of one and two bedroom retirement flats. Lift service, communal Day Room. Gardens, Designated
Wildlife area. Prices from £159,950. NHBC 'Buildmark' cover is provided.
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Location
Ongar is an attractive and historic market town located in an outstanding conservation area. The site of
the new development is the former tennis court and gardens of 'Greylands' No.157, High Street, a Grade II
listed building which is now a Solicitor's office but previously had been the home and surgery of Dr. Burgess.
The front entrance to the flats is approximately 140' from the High Street at its very centre where shops,
including Sainsbury's and Tesco, cater for most daily needs. There are chemists, banks, restaurants and public
houses too. The police and emergency services stations are in the High Street nearby, as is the Post Office
and the Public Library.
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The Main Structure
The building comprises three full floors (being ground, first and second) with a further partial lower
floor to the rear. Access into the building is available from the high street into the first floor and
from the car park into the ground floor.
The elevations are a mixture of red brick and painted rendering. The walls are insulated.
The windows are painted softwood traditional casements, oriel casements and dormer casements, all featuring
rectangular leaded light effect double glazed units with 'Low E' glass for energy efficiency.
The floors are concrete, insulated.
There are suspended ceilings to the lower ground, ground and
first floors. The ceilings to the top floor are plasterboard with a plaster skim coat.
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The Apartments
The accommodation within the flats comprises a reception hall, sitting and dining room with open plan
kitchen: bedroom or bedrooms all having built-in wardrobe, and bathroom (in most instances) or shower room.
The partitions are in traditional timber stud, insulated, having facings in plasterboard with skim coat.
The structural walls are plastered.
The floors are insulated, screeded and carpeted. There are timber moulded architraves and skirtings and coving
throughout.
There are oak veneered entrance doors with the upper panel glazed and painted, panelled internal doors
all having brass ironmongery and furniture.
The bathrooms are fully tiled to dado height and have Ideal Standard fittings and brassware.
The kitchen fittings comprise base and wall units by Dream Home Ltd/Urban Myth using 'Marpatt' cupboard doors &
drawer fronts, having white ceramic knobs. The wall units generally have underlighting and there is discreet
downlighting in the kitchen area ceilings too.
The kitchen appliances are electric, by 'Neff' unless otherwise described and include:
Oven with bread making facility
Halogen hob
Cooker hood
Integrated fridge/freezer or fridge and freezer
Integrated dishwasher
Integrated washer/dryer
There is a 'Carron Phoenix' 1.1/2 bowl single drainer sink unit/work centre with mixer tap and waste disposal
unit. There are tiled splashbacks to walls from the kitchen worktop surfaces to the underside of the wall units.
The central heating and hot water installations are served by Vaillant combination gas fire boilers and the
heating is by radiators.
There is an entryphone system between the main entrance doors at first floor and ground floor level and the individual flats.
Each flat has a care alert system.
There are extensive electrical installations within each flat, including duplicated TV aerials and related
power sockets within the lounges in order that furniture layouts may be changed from time to time.
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Energy Efficiency
The energy efficiency of the flats has been independently calculated and is in the national SAP range 102 to 115
according to the situation of the flat within the building. The national SAP scale currently runs from 1 to
120, with a score of 80 or more being considered to represent an energy efficient home.
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The Communal Areas Within The Building
The finishing of the communal areas is commensurate with that of the flats.
The communal corridors at each floor level and the residents' lounge are carpeted and central heated by
radiators served by gas boilers.
There is a lift and a staircase, each serving all floors.
The staircase and landing balustrades are metal with toughened glass panel infilling.
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The Grounds
At the front/East of the building there is pedestrian access direct from the High Street through a well
lit walled forecourt to the main entrance door, a distance of approximately 140'. At the front door,
externally, there are lockable mail boxes and the entryphone panel. There are gardens and seating in the front area.
To the North side of the building there is pedestrian access, through a well lit paved walled courtyard, from
the car park to the ground floor side door. There is an entryphone here too.
At the rear/West of the building there are paved areas with seating, lawns and planted gardens beyond
which there is a designated wildlife area of about two-thirds of an acre. The rear gardens and the designated
wild-life area are within the Green Belt. There are many trees with preservation orders in and about the grounds.
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Car Parking
There are some car parking spaces available on a licensed basis.
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Note
Occupation of the flats is restricted to persons over fifty-five years of age save that if there is shared
occupation the other resident(s) must be over fifty years of age.
'Brook Lodge' is situated on the West side of Ongar High Street, the same side as Sainsbury's and Tesco,
behind Nos. 157-165. Vehicular and pedestrian access is by way of the driveway between Nos.165 and 171.
Pedestrian access is gained between Nos. 151 and 157.
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