1 bed property for sale

Eskin Street, Keswick CA12

Brief Résumé

One bedroomed ground floor retirement apartment within a well-appointed secure complex, with communal access, as well as a dedicated entrance via a shared forecourt area directly into the living room. This is a quiet residential area, close to the town centre.

Description

Homethwaite House was built by McCarthney and Stone in the late 1980’s providing 40-one-and-two-bedroom flats arranged over three floors. Flats within Homethwaite House offer comfortable and secure accommodation for residents who must be over the age of 60. There is a Residential House Manager, and each flat is equipped with a 24hour emergency call line. Communal facilities include attractive garden areas, a welcoming reception hall with adjacent Manager’s Office and spacious resident’s lounge. There is a lift service to each floor, and a well-equipped laundry room near the main entrance for Flat 9. Homethwaite House is situated in a pleasant residential area, within easy level walking distance of the town centre, and most local amenities.

Flat 9 is very well presented and occupies a favourable position on the ground floor. The accommodation is approached from a shared heated corridor/ hallway leading from the entrance door. As you enter the property, a large cupboard to your left is a great space to hang coats, store shoes and other items. To your right is a shower room with large walk-in shower. To the end of the entrance hall a double bedroom can be found with window facing the front and built in cupboards. The lounge/dining room is a light and bright room with a patio door to the front. The kitchen is open to the dining area and has a full range of wall and base units. There are communal gardens and seating areas all around the complex and no 9 has an area outside the patio door where a there is seating.

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Accommodation:

Entrance Vestibule

Entry telecom system, emergency system call points, large built-in store cupboard with light and power installed, housing the direct feed electric water heater and electric meter.

Living Room/Dining Room

Light and bright room with patio door with matching side panel to the shared garden area. Recently installed Dimplex fully programmable electric heater. Electric Fire with wood and marble effect surround. Space for dining table and chairs. Emergency system alarm point, open to:

Kitchen

Full range of wall and base units with contrasting worktops. Single bowl sink and drainer. Integrated electric oven and 2 plate hob. Extractor fan. Fridge.

Bedroom

Light and Bright double bedroom with built-in wardrobes with folding doors. Electric heater. Window to front aspect.

Shower Room

Large walk-in shower with Mira electric shower. Respatex to walls in the shower. WC. Wash hand basin. Electric ladder style towel radiator. Fully tiled to walls.

Services

Mains, electricity, water and drainage connected. Water heating is via a direct feed electric heater and space heating is provided by electric heaters. The flat is equipped within an emergency 24-hour call line, and there is an entrance intercom system and integrated fire alarm.

Tenure

The property is leasehold for 125 years from approximately 1988. The vendors advise us that the ground rent is £493.74 per year and the service/maintenance charge is £2165.88 per year.

Agent’s Note

Qualifications for residency are that single residents must be over the age of 60, or in the case of a couple, one must be over 60 and the other must be over 55.

Council Tax

The Cumberland Council website identifies the property as being within Band ‘B' and the total Council Tax payable for the year 2026/27 as being £1,943.69.

Offers

All offers should be made to the Agents, Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited.

Viewing

Strictly by appointment through the Agents, Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited.

Ref: K3871049