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1 bed Flat For Sale £240,000
Mead Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5


Description
Full service retirement living - no chain involved - early occupation available
***Foxhall Estate Agents*** are delighted to be offering for sale this extremely spacious ground floor flat in one of the most sought after retirement developments in the whole of the Ipswich and Kesgrave areas.

This particular flat has the added advantage of having its own independent entrance via French doors which open out onto the rear garden area and therefore can be accessed without the need to go through all the internal communal areas.

Full service retirement living offers home owners the highest levels of security and living convenience. There is an alarm call system in every apartment as well as in communal areas, there is external cctv cameras at strategic points around the court building and electronic entrance gates can be opened by a remote control system. The owners and their family can open the gates/main door to the complex by a key fob or use the call feature to speak to the duty manager.

The development offers the best of both worlds enabling you to continue to live independently, but support is on site if needed and there is the freedom to socialise and make new friends within the community as well. This particular flat for sale comes with no chain involved and early occupation is available.

The service charge includes buildings insurance, water costs, continuing maintenance of communal areas including looking after the lovely southerly facing gardens, window cleaning, etc, which is all carried out by a professional management company.

Other features within the flat includes double glazed windows fitted with security locks, carpets which have recently been cleaned, extra wide doors to facilitate wheelchair and mobility scooter access, gas central heating and feature fireplace with electric fire in the lounge.

Summary Continued

Also a built in single oven, built in fridge/freezer, hob and cooker-hood in the kitchen and an automatic washer/dryer.

Wiring is available for Sky tv and broadband, there is built in wardrobes to the bedroom and BT points in the lounge and bedroom.

The service charge also pays for staff time that is central to living at Gressland Court.

There is a manager and a team of duty managers who provide 24 hour cover 365 days a year for the fully maintained emergency pull cord system which is in every room of the apartment. One of the team remains on site overnight for emergency calls after 10pm and before 8am. The service charge includes 1 1/2 hrs housekeeping time per week which can be used at your convenience including cleaning the apartment, ironing or even shopping.

There is a very well appointed dining room offering a three course lunch served every day of the year and again Gressland Court is one of the only sites to offer this facility, which even includes a Sunday lunch roast on most Sundays and the restaurant and dining room is open every single day of the year. Owners are welcome to bring in family and friends to lunch or tray lunch can be delivered to the apartment if preferred. There is an on-site laundry and guest suite can be booked for visits from family and friends.

The Social Aspect To Life At Gressland Court.

There is a comfortable lounge where owners can sit to read papers, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with others, there is small hobbies room where likeminded individuals meet to play cards, bridge, scrabble, jigsaws, etc, and a quiet reading area with a selection of books.

There are organized weekly activities which have included coffee mornings, quiz nights, in house entertainment such as cocktail evening, fish and chip supper, Burn's Night suppers, St George's day tea and Mothering Sunday lunch. Active social groups include keep fit, knitter natter and crafting. There is also a communion on the first Friday of the month.

Having Your Say

Owners at Gressland Court are members of the Gressland Court management company entitling you to a vote at the annual general meeting and other meetings.

All owners are invited to attend at least two meeting a year and views are taken into account as to how they want the court to run.

Entrance Hallway

Security entrance system, emergency pull cord, radiator, large airing cupboard and further large storage cupboard.

Lounge (6.25 x 3.25 (20'6" x 10'7"))

Double glazed French doors opening out onto the garden area and double glazed windows overlooking the garden area, emergency pull cord, electric fire with marble effect hearth and back panel and white surround, two radiators and wall-light points.

Kitchen (3.20 x 2.06 (10'5" x 6'9"))

Modern fitted kitchen with excellent range of base drawers, cupboards and eye level units, built in oven, electric hob with extractor over, work-surfaces, one and a half bowl sink unit with mixer tap, integrated washer/dryer, wall mounted gas boiler and double glazed window with electric opening mechanism to the rear and emergency pull cord.

Bedroom (4.06m x 3.71m (13'4 x 12'2))

Double glazed window to rear, double built in wardrobes, radiator emergency pull cord.

Shower Room (2.39m x 2.34m (7'10 x 7'8))

Extremely spacious shower room with a king size shower room with full height screen, pedestal wash hand-basin, low level W.C., spotlights, tiled floor, emergency pull cord, radiator, half tiled surround and double glazed window to the side.

Outside

There are delightful southerly facing communal gardens at the side of the property with seating area and trees. To the rear of this particular flat French doors open out onto a ramp making it ideal for wheelchair/mobility scooter users and there is an additional area of lawn and trees.
Gated parking to the front of the complex.

Service Charges

To cover all the many facilities that Gressland Court offers the service charge for the current financial year is £525.76 per month and there is a ground rent charge payable on July 1st. The charge for 2021 was £236.18. It is band B for council tax. The ground rent has been paid till the end of the current financial year.

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