Summary - 149 WELCOMBE AVENUE SWINDON SN3 2QL
2 bed 1 bath Flat
Affordable over-60s lifetime-lease option; needs full modernisation and has 87 years lease left.
Top-floor two-bedroom retirement flat with private balcony
A top-floor two-bedroom retirement flat offered with no onward chain and a Home for Life lifetime-lease option for buyers aged 60+. The full market guide price is £100,000; Homewise Lifetime Lease guide price for this property is shown as £67,000 (typical saving c.33% — actual price depends on age and circumstances). The apartment has a private balcony overlooking green space and a spacious kitchen with separate lounge-dining space.
The property requires modernization throughout and is being sold as a fixer-upper. Practical details: 87 years remaining on the lease, service charge c. £620 pa, ground rent £10 pa, EPC D and council tax band A. Heating is mains gas boiler with radiators; double glazing was installed before 2002.
Location suits commuters — minutes from the M4, A419 and local bus routes. Local broadband and mobile signal are good. The immediate area is within a very deprived wider area classification, and the neighbourhood is described as hampered; crime levels are average. This is a straightforward purchase for an older buyer wanting a lower-cost entry with scope to renovate and personalise, or for someone seeking an affordable retirement base close to transport links.
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