1 Bed Ground Floor Flat Under Offer
Bretts Orchard, Balcombe, RH17

Guide Price £140,000 (Share of Freehold)

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1-BEDROOM GROUND FLOOR FLAT (501 sq.ft) BUILT IN THE 1980s FOR THE OVER 60s.
TUCKED AWAY OFF MAIN ROAD IN A QUIET NO-THROUGH LANE.
BRAND-NEW REPLACEMENT DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS & DOORS THROUGHOUT.
GREAT SCOPE TO FURTHER MODERNISE.
SITTING ROOM WITH DOORS TO PRIVATE PATIO & SOUTH-FACING COMMUNAL GARDENS.
FITTED KITCHEN OFF SITTING ROOM. BATHROOM WITH AIRING CUPBOARD.
BEDROOM WITH FITTED WARDROBE.
VACANT POSSESSION.
NB. NO PETS ALLOWED.
EPC RATING: D. COUNCIL TAX BAND: B.

GUIDE PRICE: £140,000 - £145,000. VIEWINGS STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY ~ PLEASE VIEW VIDEO TOUR PRIOR TO ARRANGING.

A great opportunity to purchase a ONE-BEDROOM, GROUND-FLOOR FLAT for the OVER 60s in a PURPOSE-BUILT BLOCK OF JUST TEN in 1987 with a SHARE OF FREEHOLD LEASE. Great scope is on offer to further modernise whilst set in a peaceful, tucked away position at the end of a SMALL, NO-THROUGH LANE off the main Haywards Heath Road yet within close walking proximity of the village centre.

The property is accessed via its own PRIVATE ENTRANCE DOOR opening into a RECEPTION HALL. A bright and spacious SITTING/DINING ROOM has double doors opening onto a PRIVATE PATIO with SOUTH-FACING COMMUNAL GARDENS beyond. A fitted KITCHEN lies open off the sitting room with an adjacent good-sized BEDROOM with a fitted wardrobe and solid concertina folding doors to the sitting room. The BATHROOM has its original pastel coloured suite and a large airing cupboard.

BENEFITS INCLUDE: Brand-new replacement double-glazed windows and doors throughout, two replaced night storage heaters, shared driveway resurfaced 2024 and VACANT POSSESSION.

Tenure: Share of Freehold with 961 years remaining on Lease.

Maintenance Charge: £300 per annum ~ payable monthly at £25.00. Ground Rent: Nil.

Managed by its own residents’ association.

NB. NO PETS ALLOWED.

Location Summary

3 Wilton Villas occupies a peaceful position being tucked away off Haywards Heath Road in Bretts Orchard yet being within a short walk of the village centre and mainline railway station. Local facilities include numerous shops, a general store, tea room, public house, social club, church, sports clubs and a highly regarded primary school.

Haywards Heath (5 miles distant) and Crawley (8 miles) both offer extensive shopping, leisure facilities and a mainline railway station (Haywards Heath to Victoria/ London Bridge in 47 minutes). By road, access to Gatwick Airport, the Coast and London can be gained via the A/M23 which lies approximately 4.5 miles to the west at Handcross or the north at Maidenbower (Junction 10a).

Balcombe is surrounded by beautiful countryside and just to the east of the village is the 180-acre Ardingly Reservoir with its numerous footpaths, bridleways, fishing and sailing facilities.

Council Tax Band: B