Harvard Place

Springfield Close, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8GA (Sat Nav CV37 8LU)
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Over 70s retirement property for rent in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Call 0800 201 4811 now or sign up for updates to find out more about these superb new retirement homes in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

In the heart of sought-after Stratford-upon-Avon, this stunning Retirement Living Plus development comprises a selection of one and two bedroom retirement apartments exclusive to the over 70s. Alongside some outstanding communal facilities, including a wonderful roof terrace with countryside views, communal lounge and on-site restaurant, there is much to enjoy. Harvard Place is located just a short walk from the historic Old Town of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Retirement Living with a big plus

Our properties for rent in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire offer you the complete privacy of your own spacious apartment, but with a friendly community outside your front door – and assisted living services to support you too.

Independence combined with support 

  • There’s a friendly manager on-site 24/7 
  • An hour’s domestic support each week is included – but you can have more if you want it. 
  • Tailored personal care should you need it.  

Apartments designed with you in mind 

All these retirement homes are cleverly designed with smart yet stylish features, like easy turn taps, to make life easier now and in the future. Low maintenance, warm and elegant, with the latest security and safety features built in, most of our homeowners enjoy cheaper bills. Parking is available and well-behaved pets are welcome

Key development information

Harvard Place

View on map Springfield Close, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8GA (Sat Nav CV37 8LU) View on map

Opening hours: by appointment only

0800 201 4811

Rent

  • 1 bed from £2,800 pcm
  • 2 beds from £4,400 pcm

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Our service charge explained

Retirement Living Plus benefits

  • Domestic support – one hour of cleaning (or similar) per week is included and we have a range of additional cleaning and laundry services available.
  • Low maintenance – with the bigger jobs, like gardening and window cleaning, taken care of there’s more time to enjoy the good things in life.
  • Tailored lifestyle support – if you need a helping hand now, or in the future, we can support you with personal grooming, shopping, convalescence and more.
  • Sociable – full independence in your own home, with your own front door, a welcoming community and lots of activities– so loneliness is never a problem.
  • Sociable – full independence in your own home, with your own front door, a welcoming community and lots of activities– so loneliness is never a problem.
  • Beautifully designed apartments – with lifts to all floors, walk-in showers, contemporary easy-to-use kitchens–and plenty of storage.
  • A chef-run bistro/restaurant – serving subsidised seasonal fresh food daily in a stylish and sociable setting. Friends and family are welcome too.
  • Shared space and amenities – including a guest suite to make hosting simple, a communal lounge and lovely landscaped gardens.
  • Independent but secure – you’ll feel safe and sound with a 24/7 emergency alarm and friendly staff on-site day and night.

Development highlights

  • Ideally located in the historic Old Town of Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Stunning roof terrace with countryside views
  • A range of amenities close by including cafes, restaurants and shops
  • On-site chef-run restaurant with ever changing seasonal menus
  • On-site chef-run restaurant with ever changing seasonal menus
  • Expertly designed apartments with ease of living in mind
  • Flexible care packages tailored to your needs and preferences

Key features Key features for Harvard Place retirement properties

  • Camera entry system
  • 24/7 call system
  • Estates Manager
  • Guest suite
  • Communal lounge
  • Landscaped gardens
  • 24 hour staffing
  • Pets allowed

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Harvard Place interactive site plan

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These retirement properties are available for rent

Our retirement rentals give you a quick, easy and stress-free way to enjoy life in our friendly communities—and service charge is included in the monthly rental price.

The properties at this development are leasehold properties with a term of 999 years from and including 01/01/2018

You can rent a retirement home on this development. Renting is an easy, flexible and quick way to enjoy life in a McCarthy & Stone community. Did you know? When you rent the Service Charge is paid by the property owner, not by the tenant.

Reservation deposit* £150.00

An Assured Periodic Tenancy on a retirement rental gives you legal protection, meaning that if you abide by the conditions of your tenancy, you can live in the property for as long as you like. If you wish to move, you can serve two months at any time during your tenancy.

Contact us online or call 0800 201 4811 for more information about our retirement rentals.

If you’d like to move into a McCarthy & Stone retirement rental, we’ll ask you to complete a Rental Application Pack and an Income and Expenditure form. These give us the information we need to do standard background checks. You’ll be asked for proof of income, savings and/or pensions, along with copies of your last three months’ bank statements. You’ll also be asked to provide identification documents that comply with the latest Government Right to Rent regulations.

Contact us online or call 0800 201 4811 for more information about moving into our retirement rentals.

Yes. You pay a deposit to secure your rental retirement property which is offset against your first month’s rental payment. A Tenancy Deposit, equivalent to five weeks' rent, will need to be paid when your tenancy begins.

Contact us online or call 0800 201 4811 for more information about deposits.

All payments for our retirement rentals are due on the 1st of each month and must be paid by direct debit.

Contact us online or call 0800 201 4811 for more information about our retirement rentals.

How much is the service charge?

Renting with McCarthy & Stone?

Renting? Service Charge paid by the property owner, not by the tenant.

* Service charge cost per week, reviewed annually. Examples show prices available at this development.

Your service charge covers the services and amenities you enjoy at this development for a safe, comfortable, sociable and happy retirement. It includes things like wages for your on-site team, security systems and keeping communal spaces and gardens spick and span—and it’s all provided at cost price.

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What is included in the service charge

  • Electricity, heating and lighting (communal areas)
  • Water and sewage (communal areas and apartments)
  • Professional fees
  • Maintenance of building and gardens
  • Emergency call system
  • Building insurance
  • Income from Guest Suite and sundry income
  • Development staff
  • Future maintenance fund
  • Restaurant
  • Domestic assistance
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You could save thousands of pounds with a move to McCarthy & Stone

From savings on household bills, to avoiding the cost of home adaptions and renovations, with care on hand so you live independently for longer.

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Key features of our retirement properties

Frequently asked questions

Find out more with our FAQs. Still got a question? Call our friendly team on 0800 201 4811 or get in touch online.

Retirement Living Plus allows you to lead an independent lifestyle with optional assisted living facilities on hand if you need them. Exclusively for those aged 70 and over, you’ll benefit from luxurious and low-maintenance retirement apartments in fabulous UK locations, alongside an on-site restaurant/bistro, a manager on-site 24-hours and the option of bespoke domestic and personal care packages.

Exclusively for those over 70, Retirement Living Plus developments provide an independent lifestyle with assisted living facilities and additional lifestyle and care services as and when you need them. There’s an on-site restaurant/bistro providing delicious meals every day in a sociable environment and a member of our management team is on-site 24 hours-a-day, 365 days a year to provide reassurance.

  • An hour’s domestic assistance every week is included in the service charge. This is for light cleaning of your apartment. We also offer a range of additional services on a pay as you go basis such as laundry and bedding change, shopping and general errands including prescription collection, help with technology and paperwork and lots more.
  • For those who may need it, we can provide personal care and support packages, these are individually tailored to suit your needs, and can cover any aspect of personal care. We are also here if you’d like and extra companionship or to escort you to your favourite activities. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission and our rates are highly competitive and our staff team fully trained and supervised.
  • Care and support services are delivered by our staff who are employed on-site.
  • You only pay for additional care and support when you  need it. We understand things change in life so you can dial up or down the support you receive from us at any time, putting you in control.

We can arrange a private and confidential Wellbeing Assessment to put a personalised support  plan in place, which means you have all the care and support you need from the moment you move in. Talk to us on 0800 201 4811 or get in touch online to find out more about our flexible care and support packages.

Our Retirement Living Plus assisted living properties include ‘hidden care’ designed so people can age in place in style and comfort. This includes telecare technology so if you choose, we can remotely monitor your wellbeing without being intrusive to your privacy.

Our apartments are designed with waist-height ovens and plug sockets, slip-resistant flooring, hearing loops for the TV and lever taps in the bathrooms, as standard. Our retirement properties are also designed to be usable by people with mobility aids/walkers as well as being easily adapted to be wheelchair users. It’s also just as important that the homes look beautiful and feel homely. We design homes people feel proud and happy to live in where any adaptations are as discreet as possible.

To make life easier:

  • There are lifts to all floors
  • Apartments are fitted with personal emergency alarms, as well as integrated fire alarms and camera entry systems.
  • As well as having a contemporary kitchen in their own apartment, customers can eat at the bistro-style restaurant on-site.
  • There are sociable shared areas, including a homeowners’ lounge, function room and maintained gardens.
  • Our sites offer a calendar of events, clubs and activities to suit all interests.
  • Having guests and relatives stay over is easy as they are welcome to stay overnight in our guest suites.
  • One hour of domestic assistance per week is included in the service charge.
  • Have the security of knowing additional care and support is available from our in-house staff teams, if any, when you want it. 
  • There are staff on-site 24/7 day and night, so always someone here should you need help.

Service charges cover the day-to-day costs of management and maintenance within our retirement developments, such as the heating and cleaning of communal areas, buildings insurance and redecoration. They are tightly regulated by national legislation and must relate to the management services provided within the development, not to construction or repair costs. Our service charges are ‘pass through’ costs which we do not mark up in any way. They are the costs of running your development.

Our service charge varies from development to development reflecting their different sizes and facilities, but they are calculated in the same way across the country.

Costs in Retirement Living Plus developments are higher than in Retirement Living developments to reflect the increased staffing costs, the provision of care and lifestyle support packages, and the table-service restaurants/bistros provided on-site.

Call 0800 201 4811 or contact us online to find out more about our service charges.

Yes. Most of our retirement developments are more than happy for you to move in with a well-behaved pet – most of our retirement rentals are pet friendly too. Call 0800 201 4811 for details, contact us online or read more about our pet-friendly policy.

Meet the team at Harvard Place

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Joanne

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Our consultants will help you find your perfect home, whatever your budget, and support you every step of the way.

Famous playwright Shakespeare's birthplace, tudor half-timbered house in the medieval old town of Stratford-upon-Avon

Retirement living in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire is renowned as the birthplace of William Shakespeare, but there’s much more to this charming Tudor market town.

At McCarthy & Stone’s retirement developments in Stratford-upon-Avon, you’ll be welcomed into a thriving community with plentiful attractions on the doorstep. 

Local retirees enjoy: 

  • The close proximity to rolling countryside, the beautiful river Avon and Cotswolds as well as major cities like Birmingham.
  • A fantastic mix of independent cafes, restaurants and pubs, as well as boutique shops and High Street names.
  • A range of sports and leisure activities locally, from riverside walks and fishing to golf, tennis, swimming and more.
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Open Day

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Hawkesbury Place home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Hawkesbury Place Open Day
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You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Hawkesbury Place home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Downsizing Event

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Wheatley Place home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Wheatley Place Downsizing Event
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Connaught Close, Stratford Road, Shirley, West Midlands, B90 4GZ

You are invited to our downsizing event at Wheatley Place. Explore how downsizing can help you in your retirement.

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Wheatley Place home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Downsizing Event

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Priory Place home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Priory Place Downsizing Event
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Alcester Road, Studley, Warwickshire, B80 7AR

You are invited to our downsizing event at Priory Place. Explore how downsizing can help you in your retirement.

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Priory Place home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Downsizing Event

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Knox Court home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Knox Court Downsizing Event
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Bilton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7BA

You are invited to our downsizing event at Knox Court. Explore how downsizing can help you in your retirement.

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Knox Court home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Downsizing Event

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Powell House home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Powell House Downsizing Event
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25 Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1SB

You are invited to our downsizing event at Powell House. Explore how downsizing can help you in your retirement.

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Powell House home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Downsizing Event

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Romeo Place home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

Romeo Place Downsizing Event
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Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9WF

You are invited to our downsizing event at Romeo Place. Explore how downsizing can help you in your retirement.

You’ll meet our friendly team and have the opportunity to chat to some of the homeowners who already call Romeo Place home.

Whilst you’re here, you may wish to take a tour of our stunning show properties and discover the McCarthy & Stone lifestyle for yourself.

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