Orchard Drive, WYE, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AT LOCATION Contents LOCATION Introduction An invaluable insight into your new home This Location Information brochure offers an informed overview of Orchard Drive as a potential new home, along with essential material about its surrounding area and its local community. It provides a valuable insight for any prospective owner or tenant. We wanted to provide you with information that you can absorb quickly, so we have presented it as visually as possible, making use of maps, icons, tables, graphs and charts. Overall, the brochure contains information about: The Property - including property details, floor plans, room details, photographs and Energy Performance Certificate. Transport - including locations of bus and coach stops, railway stations and ferry ports. Health - including locations, contact details and organisational information on the nearest GPs, pharmacies, hospitals and dentists. Local Policing - including locations, contact details and information about local community policing and the nearest police station, as well as police officers assigned to the area. Education - including locations of infant, primary and secondary schools and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each key stage. Local Amenities - including locations of local services and facilities - everything from convenience stores to leisure centres, golf courses, theatres and DIY centres. Census - We have given a breakdown of the local community's age, employment and educational statistics. Gould Harrison 1 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ 01233 646411 LOCATION The Property ORCHARD DRIVE, WYE £525,000 x3 x1 x2 Bedrooms Living Rooms Bathrooms Where you are LOCATION ORCHARD DRIVE, WYE £525,000 Gould Harrison 1 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ 01233 646411 LOCATION ORCHARD DRIVE, WYE £525,000 Gould Harrison 1 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ 01233 646411 LOCATION Features A thoughtfully extended detached bungalow looking out on to Wye cricket ground along a quiet, no through road. The fully modernised accommodation comprises an entrance porch and hall, contemporary style, open plan kitchen and living area with a most impressive conservatory, three bedrooms, en suite to master and family shower room/WC. Finished to a very high standard throughout, double glazing, gas central heating and solar panels are installed. The delightful rear garden looks out on to the cricket ground with a sweeping driveway to the front providing for ample off road parking. Location - The quintessential English village location with everything you could possibly want from village life. Wye offers desirable local schools, excellent transport links including mainline station, a traditional family owned butchers and bakers, convenient Co-op store, library with many beautiful countryside walks on your doorstep including Wye Downs and nature reserve. UPVC double glazed front Porch - UPVC entrance door, radiator, tiled floor, glazed opaque door through to: 2.21m x 1.88m (7'3 x 6'2) Inner Hall - Radiator, large laundry cupboard with plumbing and space for washing machine and tumble dryer, loft access (mainly boarded), doors to: Kitchen - A generous range of fitted wall and base solid oak units with drawers and granite worktops. Double electric oven, four ring induction hob with extractor hood and lighting above, one and a half bowl sink with chrome mixer tap and shower attachment, integrated dishwasher, space for fridge and freezer, radiator, dual aspect double glazed windows. 3.38m x 3.07m (11'1 x 10'1) Sitting Room - Wall mounted electric fire with contemporary surround, radiator, downlighters, 5.51m x 3.73m (18'1 x 12'3) Garden Room - Double glazed with vaulted roof allowing for plenty of light and creating a real feeling of space, French doors opening to rear garden, tiled floor with under floor heating. 3.89m x 2.90m (12'9 x 9'6) Master Bedroom - Double glazed window to rear, radiator, downlighters, built in cupboard, door through to: 5.54m x 3.33m (18'2 x 10'11) En Suite - Fully tiled wet room with under floor heating, mains shower, chrome heated towel rail, low level WC, wash basin, vanity unit with cupboard under, chrome mixer tap, electric shaver point, double glazed frosted window to side. 2.54m x 1.68m (8'4 x 5'6) Bedroom Two - Double glazed window to rear, radiator, downlighters. 4.60m x 2.74m (15'1 x 9'0) Bedroom Three/Study - Double glazed bay window to front, radiator, solid wood flooring, downlighters. 3.96m x 2.44m (13'0 x 8'0) Shower Room - Double glazed frosted window to front, shower cubicle housing mains shower with tiled surround, low level WC, heated towel rail, wash basin, inset vanity unit with chrome mixer tap, extractor fan, under floor heating. 2.16m x 1.68m (7'1 x 5'6) Driveway - Sweeping driveway providing off road parking for 4-5 cars. Rear Garden - Overlooking the cricket ground, the rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with a pleasant paved patio seating area, flower and shrub borders, wood built shed, outside lighting, cold water tap and side gated access. Tenure - Freehold. Services - All mains services connected. Solar panels are installed which we understand to provide the current owners with an annual income of £500. Council Tax - Ashford Borough Council Tax Band: E - You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website. Gould Harrison 1 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ 01233 646411 LOCATION Floor Plans Gould Harrison 1 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ 01233 646411 Energy LOCATION Performance Certificate Below is the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for Orchard Drive Energy Performance Certificates illustrate the energy efficiency of homes on a scale from A to G. Those in Band A are the most efficient, and will usually have the lowest fuel bills. The same scale is used to define the impact of a property on the environment. Higher rated homes will usually have less impact through carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To put this in perspective, the average property in the UK is in band D or E for both ratings. The Certificate also makes energy saving recommendations that may help reduce future energy bills. In some cases, these can be financed under the Government's Green Deal. In effect, Green Deal offers UK home-owners a loan, which is repaid through regular electricity bills. The main loan condition (the "Golden Rule") is that the amount saved each year on energy bills should be more than the cost of annual loan repayments. Note that the loan stays with the house when owners move on. Gould Harrison 1 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ 01233 646411 LOCATION Prices How does Orchard Drive compare to the county and national average? Whether you are selling, buying, letting or renting it is always useful to know the prices that local properties have recently sold for. The table below contains local, average and national sold prices for the period 1/7/2016 to 31/1/2017 for all types of property allowing you to get a sense of the current market conditions. Post code / National Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flats/Maisonettes TN25 £436697 £295763 £275908 £124594 National £388720 £242324 £232459 £275086 Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/2010 to 31/1/2017. © Crown copyright 2014. Gould Harrison 1 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ 01233 646411 LOCATION Authorities Get to know your local authorities Local government directly affects quality of life, particularly when it comes to council tax, planning, waste disposal and the impact of local policies. You may want to investigate how this is likely to affect you if you decide to move. There are nearly 400 local authorities in England, with five different types of local government structure. These can be broadly divided into single-tier and two-tier authorities. Single-tier authorities are Metropolitan Authorities, London Boroughs and Unitary or Shire Authorities. Two-tier authorities have both a County Council, and a District Council or City Council. There are also around 10,000 parish and town councils, effectively creating an additional tier in some areas - mostly, but not exclusively, in rural areas. The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) represents and works on behalf of these community councils and is a useful contact point. The local authority locations and contact details for Orchard Drive are: Shire / County / Website Address Contact details District t: 01233 637311 Ashford Borough Council Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 f: 01233 645654 http://www.ashford.gov.uk (Shire District) 1PL e: [email protected] t: 0845 8247247 Kent County Council f: 01622 759905 http://www.kent.gov.uk Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ (Shire County) e: [email protected] Disclaimer: The information displayed above has been obtained using the property's postcode in proximity to its local authority. It is recommended that this information is independently verified. LOCATION Transport Links Become familiar with public transport links Being able to choose to travel by public transport is important for many reasons. It helps to reduce congestion, provides access to work and education, and facilitates use of health and leisure facilities. If you or your family members travel abroad, access to the nearest ferry terminals is also likely to be a significant factor in choosing a new property.