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White Horse Yard, Towcester, NN12White Horse Yard, Towcester
£155,000Guide Price
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A fantastic first-floor apartment located within White Horse Yard and housed within part of the former Georgian coaching inn. Located in the heart of Towcester and directly opposite the highly regarded Towcester Museum. The property is constructed from a mixture of coursed limestone with contrasting ironstone quoins, beneath a hipped roof clad with natural slates. Accommodation comprises an open plan sitting room / kitchen area, bathroom, and double bedroom.
Location
Towcester, originally known as Lactordorum, is the oldest town in the County where Romans would have once marched along Watling Street. With literary fame from the Saracens Head of Dickens’s Pickwick Papers, ancient monuments such as Bury Mount Motte, and many fine buildings including the 15th century Chantry House, Towcester has a wealth of history.
White Horse Yard is located in the heart of Towcester town centre and the energetic Watling Street where a wide range of independent boutique shops, cafes and restaurants can be found. There are also larger supermarkets, a post office and even a monthly farmers market.
With the impressive regeneration project nearing completion this Roman market town boasts modern facilities in an historic setting all with the delightful River Tove meandering close by.
Towcester is conveniently situated just a 20-minute drive from Milton Keynes offering further shops and restaurants as well as Milton Keynes Central Railway station with direct and frequent trains to London Euston.
There is a large leisure centre which has an excellent range of facilities for all ages and abilities including a 25m swimming pool, 3G outdoor pitches, a comprehensive fitness suite and large sports hall.
Schooling is well provided for with two Primary Schools and Sponne Secondary school which has an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted report.
Local Authority: West Northamptonshire Council
Council Tax: Band A
EPC: Current 51 (E) Potential 66 (D)
Services: Gas, Electricity, Drainage, and Water
Agent’s Notes:
The property is leasehold.
Lease term: 999 Years from 1 January 2002
Ground Rent: £1 per annum
Service Charge: Approx. £85 pcm
Parking: The property has the exclusive use of a single parking space in the Yard.
All particulars should be verified by your Legal Adviser.
Communal Entrance Hall and Stairs
Access to the building is via a shared solid timber 4 panel door. The communal entrance hall is carpeted and has an impressive, stained timber winder staircase with box newel posts. Emergency lighting, fire alarm call points, and heat detectors have been installed.
Open plan sitting room / kitchen
A bright and spacious area with recessed ceiling lights and light oak effect timber laminate flooring which extends through to the double bedroom. There is a 3-unit timber window with six pane casements overlooking White Horse Yard and providing good natural lighting. The apartment is fitted with an intercom system. Further natural lighting and ventilation is provided by a Velux roof light above the sitting room area.
The kitchen area has a good range of contemporary base and wall units with built-in fridge and freezer plus an electric oven with four burner gas hob. The gas fired combination boiler is concealed within a base unit and there is a stainless-steel inset sink with drainer. Space has been provided for a washing machine beneath the sink. The base units extend in front of three-unit window providing a convenient breakfast bar with high level shelving above and views out onto White Horse Yard.
Bedroom
The good size double bedroom has recessed ceiling lights and light oak effect timber laminate floorboards. The three-unit timber window with six pane casements overlooks White Horse yard and Towcester museum.
Bathroom
The bathroom has contemporary fittings and is finished with large grey ceramic wall tiles and granite effect floor tiles. There is a wash hand basin with chrome mixer tap set within a useful vanity unit. The double ended bath has wall mounted chrome push-button controls for the rain-effect shower rose, separate concealed shower hose, and bath tap. A hinged toughened glass shower screen has been fitted. The WC has a concealed cistern set within a matching grey unit. Recessed ceiling lights and mechanical extract ventilation has been installed.
Important Notice:
Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of these Sales Particulars complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed and they do not constitute a contract or part of one. David Cosby Chartered Surveyors have not tested services, appliances, equipment, or fittings within the property and therefore no guarantee can be made that they are in good working order. No assumption should be made that the property has all necessary statutory approvals and consents such as planning and building regulations approval. Any measurements given within the particulars are approximate and photographs are provided for general information and do not infer that any item shown is included in the sale. Any plans provided are for illustrative purposes only and are not to scale. In all cases, prospective purchasers should verify matters for themselves by way of independent inspection and enquiries. Any comments made herein on the condition of the property are provided for guidance only and should not be relied upon.