(CLICK 'VIDEO TOUR' TAB FOR VIRTUAL VIEWING). A modern and spacious one-bedroom apartment on the second floor of Osbourne Lodge (built in 2013 by Churchill Retirement Living), which is ideally located for Westbourne, Bournemouth Town Centre and travel routes to Poole, Southbourne, Christchurch and beyond.
The well-presented and newly-redecorated accommodation is quietly located at the back of the building and enjoys views over the communal garden. The accommodation is unusually spacious and it offers a 20’0” lounge/diner (with a double-glazed door and Juliet balcony), a modern kitchen with integrated appliances, a modern shower room, a good-sized hallway with two storage cupboards and a large double bedroom, with fitted wardrobe. Other features include a lift, owners’ car parking, a communal lounge and kitchen, a communal laundry, a house manager (backed up by a 24-hour Careline system), a security entry system, communal gardens, buggy and bike store, visiting guests’ accommodation and remainder of the NHBC warranty.
As a location, Bournemouth has many benefits, including its award-winning beaches, a great selection of shops, restaurants, boutiques and coffee shops, the BH2 complex; Bournemouth Gardens, The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and the Pavilion Theatre. Osbourne House is ideally situated between Bournemouth Town Centre and Westbourne. A bus stop is located directly outside the development, which provides easy access to the seafront, the mainline railway station, the local shops and cafes in Westbourne and all of the other local amenities.
- Entrance Via:
Communal front door with security entry phone to entrance lobby, doors to communal lounge, stairs and lift to second floor, front door to:
- Hallway:
Coved ceiling, smoke alarm, CareTech alarm control panel (with integrated security entry phone system), Dimplex thermostatic wall panel heater, door to cupboard providing storage (also housing electric consumer unit and meter), further walk in cupboard providing shelving and storage also housing hot water boiler), doors to accommodation.
- Lounge/Diner:20' 0'' x 14' 1'' (6.09m x 4.29m)
Coved ceiling, UPVC double glazed door with glazed side lights to side aspect and Juliet balcony, two Dimplex thermostatic wall panel heaters, TV point, FM/DAB point, telephone point, door to:
- Kitchen:9' 0'' x 6' 8'' (2.74m x 2.03m)
Coved ceiling, UPVC double glazed window to rear aspect, extractor fan, wall heater, part tiled walls, range of eye and base level units, roll edged work surfaces, sink/drainer, four ring hob with extractor fan over, integrated electric oven, integrated low level fridge, integrated low level freezer.
- Shower Room:6' 11'' x 5' 5'' (2.11m x 1.65m)
Coved ceiling, fully tiled walls, low level W.C., wash hand basin with storage unit below and mirror (with shaving/light paint over), chrome ladder towel radiator, glazed shower enclosure with inset mixer shower over, extractor fan.
- Communal Facilities:
There is a communal lounge/social area with adjacent kitchen facilities (activities include coffee mornings and games afternoons), laundry room, onsite manager with allocated office, and guest suite (£15 per night for 1 guest and £20 per night for two guests).
- Externally:
There is a car park for residents at the front of the building with landscaped borders.
To the rear there is a communal buggy and bike store, and landscaped communal gardens including lawn area and a couple of patio area for residents with well stocked flower and plant borders.
- Lease Length:
125 years from 1 November 2011.
- Service Charge:
£2,168.64 per year
Includes Careline System, buildings insurance, house manager, water and sewerage rates, communal cleaning, general maintenance, gardening and grounds maintenance, lift maintenance, sinking fund contribution, management fees and general redecoration.
- Ground Rent:
£590.48 per year
- Bedroom:16' 7'' plus wardrobes x 9' 1'' (5.05m x 2.77m)
Coved Ceiling. UPVC double glazed window to rear aspect, Dimplex thermostatic wall panel heater, telephone point, TV point, TV / DAB / FM point, mirror fronted wardrobes.