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" A ground floor garden flat needing complete modernisation in a highly sought after West Side location.

Overall Description This is a spacious ground floor maisonette with large living room, two bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen that is in need of complete modernisation, although it does have double-glazed windows and gas central heating. The apartment has a door out from the sitting/dining room into a good-sized area of garden, which also has a path providing access to the front. There is a small front garden and a garage as well as a driveway with off-street parking. The property sits in a favoured West Side location and will suit anyone looking for a project either to live in themselves or to do up to sent out or sell on. Location This property sits in a quiet residential area in the popular West Side of Welwyn Garden City around a ten to fifteen minute stroll into the centre of town with its excellent range of shopping and other amenities including The Howard Centre with its High Street shops, John Lewis, Debenhams, Waitrose and Sainsburys. There are excellent transport links locally with the railway station providing regular fast trains to London's Kings Cross and the A1 and M25 being only a short drive away. There are good schools at all levels in the area including the well regarded Applecroft Primary School, Stanborough School and Oaklands College. There are good sporting and other facilities close by with Gosling Park Sports Centre, Welwyn Rugby Football Club and Stanborough Lakes Park. Welwyn and Brockett Hall golf clubs are a short drive away. Accommodation From the road a path leads up to the front porch and glazed front door into the: Entrance Hall 8'8 x 7'8 (2.64m x 2.34m) Two storage cupboards. Radiator. Sitting Room 13'11 x 15'7 (4.24m x 4.75m) Glazed door and full height window to rear leading onto small private south facing rear garden. Two radiators. Central heating thermostat. Kitchen 8'8 x 6'10 (2.64m x 2.08m) Window to front. Kitchen units with roll top work surface and stainless steel sink unit. Space for electric cooker. Space for fridge. Radiator. Bedroom One 16'5 x 10'8 (5.00m x 3.25m) Large full height window to rear overlooking garden. Wardrobe with overhead cupboard. Telephone point. Radiator. Bedroom Two 8'9 x 8'9 (2.67m x 2.67m) Window to front. Radiator. Bathroom 6'8 x 5'7 (2.03m x 1.70m) Frosted window to front. Fitted shower cubicle. Low-level WC. Wash-hand basin. Half tiled walls. Radiator. Outside A path leads up past the front garden to a porch and STORAGE CUPBOARD by the front door. To the front is also a driveway with off-street parking for two cars leading up to the GARAGE with metal up-and-over door. A pathway leads around to the gated private back garden with lawn and patio. Potential rental value ?1,000 to ?1,100 PCM. Services and Other Information Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Gas central heating. Double-glazed windows. Leasehold with 52 years remaining on lease (Estimated cost to increase the lease by 90 years, to 142 years, is ?43,444). Ground rent: c ?65 per annum. Council Tax Band C. Our understanding - which your solicitor would need to corroborate - is that there is no annual service charge with each apartment being responsible for repairs, maintenance, their own property, with those on the ground floor covering foundations and the first floor the roof. Please note: appliances such as radiators, heaters, boilers, fixtures or utilities (gas, water, electricity, etc.) which may have been mentioned in these details have not been tested and no guarantee can be given that they are suitable or in working order. We cannot guarantee that building regulations or planning permission have been approved and recommend that you make independent enquiries on these matters. All measurements including amounts of land in acres are approximate. "