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" CHAIN-FREE SALE. A ground floor 1 double bedroom retirement maisonette in an age exclusive complex within impressive communal landscaped level gardens. Alton Station within 0.3 mile.

Desciption
The maisonette has the advantage of windows on three sides, a smartly presented kitchen and shower room, both previously refitted, and a south westerly aspect over gardens to the rear from the bedroom and kitchen. The living room looks out towards the attractive central square. The property was built in 1986 by Laing Homes Limited with the age restriction that a purchaser must be at least 60 years old. Design features include light oak style internal doors with brass finished handles, strategic height power and light switchplates, trickle vents to the windows, and an inner hall independently accessing all four rooms. There is electric/storage heating and also a communal calling system and emergency pullcords/push buttons within the maisonette.

Location
Set within extensive gardens with associated residents parking, the property is in a complex of 48 maisonettes and apartments lying to the north eastern side of Alton's historic town centre. The station has a direct line to Waterloo (minimum journey time 67 minutes) with neighbourhood facilities including shops, a 2012 opened Waitrose store, a hotel, cinema, doctors' surgery and pharmacy, the adjacent Brendoncare establishment, St Mary's Church, a vets and Kings Pond. The High Street is within 0.5 mile where major shops such as M&S, Boots and Iceland will be found with Sainsbury's beyond. The town also has interest societies, a library, churches of several denominations, Alton College, a sports centre, a network of footpaths and, on the outskirts, 2 golf courses.

Ground Floor
Approached via tarmacadam style path/seating area. Integral external store electric meter. Personal half glazed door to:

Entrance Lobby
White wood panelled walls and ceiling. Further half glazed panelled effect door leading to:

Open Plan Sitting/Dining Room overall length 21'3" (6.48m)
consisting of two slightly overlapping areas:

Sitting Room Area 13'5" (4.09m) x 11'8" (3.56m)
Front aspect over landscaped courtyard towards Mary Rose Mews. Pair of wall light points, Dimplex storage heater, TV aerial and telephone sockets (subject to connection). Memera 2000AD electric consumer unit, fusebox.

Dining Room Area 10'9" (3.28m) x 9'9" (2.97m)
Plus built-in part shelved understairs store cupboard. Wall light point. Piper Tunstall communal emergency calling system.

Inner Hall
Wall light point, smoke detector. Built-in airing cupboard hot water cylinder with two immersion heaters, cold tank above.

Kitchen - 9' 0'' x 5' 5 (2.74m x 1.65m)
Rear outlook south westerly over communal gardens. Previously refitted to a Maple effect panelled theme incorporating chrome finished Diplomat electric double oven, Diplomat ceramic hob, chrome finished hood and concealed tall fridge/freezer. Matching cabinet fronts to Bosch washer dryer, floor cupboards, two drawers, granite effect laminated worktops, inset stainless steel single drainer sink with mono mixer tap, tiled splashbacks with decorative keyline and matching double pelmetted wall cabinets with worktop lighting and decorative end shelves. Matching tiling to visible walls, slimline heater, emergency push button, tiled effect vinyl flooring.

Double Bedroom - 11' 8'' x 9' 8 (3.55m x 2.94m)
Including fitted triple doored wardrobes with side and top shelving. Rear outlook south westerly over communal gardens. Storage heater, double wall light point, emergency pullcord.

Shower Room - 6' 8'' x 5' 5 (2.03m x 1.65m)
Formerly bathroom now equipped with white suite and chrome finished fittings affording wide tiled and glazed shower cubicle with New Team Thermostatic fitting and handrail, semi countersunk wash basin with mono tap and double Maple effect vanity cupboard below, utensils top, and wc with self-closing seat and dual flush. White tiling to visible walls, chrome finished multiple heated towel rail, further matching vanity cupboard, drawer and towel recess. Frosted effect side window, emergency pullcord.

Outside

Residents Car Park
Herringbone block pavioured at front of maisonette.

Communal Gardens
Are colourfully landscaped, relatively level and face south westerly to the rear. There are low height brick walls containing stocked flower beds and shrubberies, seating areas, tarmacadam style paths, external lighting and several mature trees. Bin store. Clothes drying area. There is a further impressive tree studded lawned communal garden to the far side of Adams House. Locked gate leading to Alton Health Centre complex. We gather all the grounds are maintained by the management company.

NB:
1. Photographs shown may include the communal grounds.2. We gather the property is a leasehold tenure with a lease of 99 years from 29 August 1986. Peppercorn ground rent.

Directions
From the Alton Police Station mini-roundabout beside the Palace Cinema i.e. the eastern end of Drayman's Way, the town's inner relief road, proceed away from the town on Normandy Street becoming Anstey Road. After passing the Railway Arms Inn and on the right, Alton Health Centre/Anstey Road Pharmacy, turn next right into Adams Way. Turn first right into the parking quadrangle where the maisonette is directly ahead.

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