- Stylish 2 Bedroom Flat on the sought after St Johns Development, just off Wood Street
- Top floor so great far reaching views from its feature Juliette Balcony
- Easy walk into Chelmsford City Centre plus a Tesco Supermarket is just a 4 minute stroll away
- Personal Parking Bay in the private Car Park of this particular block
- Landscaped Communal Grounds in keeping with the character of the buildings
- Very modern Interior centred around the open plan Kitchen/Dining/Living Room
- Fully fitted Kitchen with all appliances built-in or integrated.
- 2 big Double Bedrooms - Bedroom 1 with its own E nsuite Shower Room + sep Main Bathroom too
- Gas Central Heating via radiators. Upvc double glazed windows. Video Entry System
- Option to buy outright as normal, or as a Shared Ownership too
Situated on the sought after St Johns Development, this very stylish Two Bedroom Flat offers modern and contemporary living, along with excellent access to Chelmsford City Centre, lots of local amenities, and transport links.
St Johns is a quiet and well-kept residential development built within the St Johns Hospital Conservation area off Wood Street, the town centre just over a mile away - an easy walk.
The property itself features a bright open-plan Living, Dining and Kitchen Area - the kitchen fully fitted with all the appliances built in or integrated within the contrasting kitchen units.
The Main Bedroom is generously sized and benefits from its own Ensuite Shower Room in addition to the main Bathroom too, and the second bedroom is also a 'double' in size and equally at home as a Home Office.
Additional features include full Gas Central Heating via radiators, upvc double glazed windows, a secure Entry System, Allocated Parking, and full access to the attractive communal grounds.
St Johns is well located near local shops (a large Tesco Supermarket is literally just a 4 minute walk away), excellent schools, and parks, and with Chelmsford Mainline Railway Station just a short distance away, offering direct trains to London Liverpool Street in 38 minutes.
This property is perfect for First Time Buyers or those seeking a low-maintenance home in a popular and convenient location and is all in all, a very well-presented and 'move-in-ready' flat, so an early viewing is highly recommended.
The Accommodation in more detail
Main Entrance Door with Video link to all flats, leading through to:
COMMUNAL LOBBY
Stairs rising to the upper floors. This one on the second floor.
SECOND FLOOR LANDING
Private door through to:
HALL 16ft 2' x 4ft 2' (4.93m)
A lovely size hall with two big built in storage cupboards.
OPEN PLAN LIVING/DINING/KITCHEN ROOM 20ft 1" x 17ft 10" (6.12m x 5.45m)
The Open Plan Main Living Space is perfect for entertaining, with clear areas where you would put your sofa and dining table.
The contrasting kitchen units with their feature concrete effect worktops incorporate a Built-in Gas Hob with a Multi-Function Oven below and an Integrated Extractor Hood above, Integrated Washing Machine, Integrated Dishwasher and an Integrated Fridge/Freezer.
Hidden within one of the eye level units is the Combination Boiler serving the gas central heating via radiators and hot water.
A set of French doors open to reveal a 'Juliette Balcony' with fabulous far reaching views and a pleasant outlook over one of the communal gardens below.
Two further windows add to the light coming in to make this a particularly light and bright area.
BEDROOM ONE 14ft 3' x 8ft 7' (4.35m x 2.63m)
A good size dual aspect bedroom with the two windows bringing in lots of natural light.
ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM 6ft 9' x 4ft 6" (2.06m x 1.37m)
A stylish shower room with white tiles giving an even greater impression of light and space, with a tall chrome towel radiator and window for natural light.
BEDROOM TWO 13ft 7' x 9ft 1" (4.16m x 2.79m)
Another excellent size bedroom, this one also with two windows for maximum light.
(The owners mentioned that one of their neighbours uses this as the main bedroom, and the normal master bedroom as a guest room with its own private ensuite)
BATHROOM 6ft 9' x 5ft 6' (2.08m x 1.70m)
A full size bathroom with a separate shower over the bath and a window for natural light.
The bathroom mirror has a handy light over the top.
EXTERIOR
The Grounds of St Johns are really well kept and the newer buildings compliment the original Victorian ones perfectly.
Immediately in front of the block is a private car park where this flat has its own personal parking bay.
There is also a lockable Bike Store.
NOTE: The Property is currently owned as 'Shared Ownership', where the owner owns a share of the flat and the Freeholder (Chelmer Housing Partnership) owns the main 75%.
You have the option of buying the flat as normal, or also buying a share of the flat as the current owners did.
The Freeholder will pay up to £400 (excluding VAT) towards your legal fees if you buy it flat outright, or if you buy it as a Shared Ownership, but at least 10% more than it is now - so 35% upwards.
CHP will pay this £400 (excluding VAT) to the buyer on day of completion, subject to the sale completing within 6 months "from the date of allocation of the property".
SERVICE CHARGE
There is a Monthly Service Charge of £209.68
(Service charges typically cover the cost of maintaining and managing the communal areas and services within the building.
This can include things like building insurance, repairs, maintenance, cleaning of shared spaces and communal grounds and any lifts. Essentially, it's a contribution towards the upkeep and operation of the building as a whole, rather than just the individual flat.
PETS ALLOWED
Some developments of flats don't allow pets. This one does.
SHARED OWNERSHIP
As mentioned, you have the options to buy this as normal for £280,000, or you can buy a share of it, and 'rent the other share'.
Shared ownership is a government scheme that lets you buy part of a home (usually 25-75%) and rent the rest from the development's owner - often a housing association as it's designed to help people get on the property ladder without needing a huge mortgage or deposit.
How it works: You're both an owner and a tenant - you own your share but rent the part you don't own. (The scheme is aimed at people who can't afford to buy a whole property outright).
You start by buying a chunk of the property's value (like 25% or 50%) and pay rent on whatever's left. Over time, you can buy more shares - called "staircasing" - until you own the whole place.
Shared Ownership is mainly for first-time buyers who don't already own property, and you'll need to meet certain income requirements to qualify.
With this particular flat, the full price is £280,000. 25% of that (the share price) is £70,000. So that's the part you 'own' and buy.
You then pay a subsided monthly rent on the other 75%. This is £396.68 per month.
STAMPY DUTY
If this is your first home, then £0 stamp duty is payable.
Council Tax
Chelmsford Council, Band C
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
Chelmsford has a long and interesting history starting in the pre-historic period (widespread 8,000 BC flint tools evidence), although it was the Roman period when the first proper roots were laid down in AD61, as it was a fortified staging post on the London (30 miles) to Colchester (22 miles) Road - the modern A12, situated at the meeting of the rivers Can and Chelmer where they were crossed by the old Roman Road.
It developed further as a medieval market town when in 1199 King John granted a Royal Charter for Chelmsford to hold a market (still here 800+ years later), eventually becoming the County Town and centre of local administration in 1218 and a City in 2012.
Industry has always flourished here as in the early days, materials were bought in by water from the sea at Heybridge along the ‘Navigation', the Canalisation of the rivers Chelmer and Blackwater in 1797 - now a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex with a footpath along its full length and beautifully maintained. Summer sees many a narrowboat, river craft or canoe cruising along it, with Papermill Lock a lovely place to visit halfway along the Canal.
The main part of Chelmsford is the merging of 21 parishes (Moulsham, Springfield and the surrounding villages like Danbury and Writtle, etc) to form one continuous developed area.
