Retiring from a working life presents many new opportunities and moving to a retirement apartment could be the key to unlocking the door that reveals them.

Purpose-built Simmonds Lodge, overlooking Havant Road and on the corner of East Cosham Road, has facilities that encourage involvement in the community and its many social activities if desired. Communal lounges, a private garden / park with summer house and pond, are all present.

Other facilities include a guest suite with kitchen and shower room, a hairdressing area, communal laundries, family and activity rooms, and storage for buggies and bikes, all located within the lower ground floor of the front building, also the location of a computer area and the house manager’s office.

At present, a two bedroom apartment that can deliver all these lifestyle benefits is available on the second floor at Simmonds Lodge in Havant Road, Drayton, on the second floor.

“This is a good and spacious apartment with many merits, not least among them the second bedroom which can be a real asset when relatives and friends visit or just as extra space for anyone downsizing from a larger property” explains Colin Shairp, of Town and Country Southern estate agents, based just along Havant Road from Simmonds Lodge.

“The communal gardens adjoining East Cosham Road are easily accessed via a lift and as Simmonds Lodge was only built in 2016 it is to all the latest standards.

“With plentiful parking, those who want to continue getting out and about in their own car can do so but the location on Havant Road also means there’s a good selection of passing buses.

“The community within the Lodge encourages those who want it to get involved but there’s no pressure. The choice of taking the lift or stairs when going to the apartments also encourages those who are active to remain so – although that lift might be tempting when carrying groceries back home!”

Guide price is £290,000 (EPC Band B). For more information, contact Town and Country Southern on 023 93 277 288 or email sales@townandcountrysouthern.co.uk

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