Guide price
£140,000
1 bedroom flat for sale
Challow Road, Wantage, OX12
Key features
- No onward chain
- Set over two floors
- Garage in a block
- 0.7m from the town centre
- In need of modernisation
- Share of Freehold
Floor plan
Property description
An excellent investment opportunity, that has share of the freehold, with a potential yield c.7.9%. In need of modernisation. Benefiting from having its own private access, set over two floors and with a garage in a block. Sold with no onward chain. EPC Rating TBC.
LOCAL INFORMATION
Wantage is an attractive market town renowned for its association with King Alfred the Great whilst being situated at the foot of the ancient Ridgeway trail and Lambourn Downs, offering a comprehensive range of amenities, including shopping, leisure, health, banks, Post Office and recreational facilities, as well as a library, museum, various coffee shops, bistros, gift and clothing boutiques, pubs, restaurants, community clubs and organisations as well as the popular weekly market in the square itself and regular farmers' market. There is also a good selection of primary and secondary education within the town itself in addition to the Abingdon and Oxford schools. Wantage has excellent road links to the A34 via the A417, which in turn leads north to Abingdon c.10 miles, Oxford c.17 miles (M40), alternatively south (M4) J14 c.9.4 miles. Didcot is situated to the east with a main line train station to London (Paddington c.45mins).
ACCOMMODATION
Accessed via your own front door and up a flight of stairs is the open plan kitchen/living/dining room, with a feature fireplace and storage cupboard. The family bathroom is also on the first floor with a modern white suite. To the second floor is the double bedroom with duel aspect Velux windows and storage in the eaves.
OUTSIDE SPACE
Externally there is a small front garden and a garage in a block behind the property. On street parking.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Vale of White Horse District Council - Council Tax Band A. Mains electric, water and drainage. Electric central heating.
Share of the Freehold. The lease term is 999 Years From 29 March 1995. Should you proceed with the purchase of the property these details must be verified by your solicitor.
BUYERS INFORMATION
To conform with government Money Laundering Regulations 2019, we are required to confirm the identity of all prospective buyers. We use the services of a third party, Lifetime Legal, who will contact you directly at an agreed time to do this. They will need the full name, date of birth and current address of all buyers. There is a nominal charge of £60 including VAT for this (for the transaction not per person), payable direct to Lifetime Legal. Please note, we are unable to issue a memorandum of sale until the checks are complete.
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