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  • Retirement Living

Apartment 14, Locks View

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  • Bedrooms 1
  • Floor 1
  • Size 51.94m2

This spectacular 1 bedroom apartment in Swindon, Wiltshire is part of the Locks View development from the award-winning McCarthy Stone. A private retirement apartment, Apartment 14 is located on the first floor, is low-maintenance and contains extra safety features. See the exclusive benefits and highlights this property has to offer in the development information.

Key property information

Floor plan
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First Floor Apartment 14 Total size: 51.94m2

Floor plan

Approximate room sizes:

  • Living Room:
    20.96 SQM (5441mm x 3853mm)
  • Kitchen:
    7.94 SQM (3230mm x 2460mm)
  • Shower:
    4.29 SQM (2200mm x 1950mm)
  • Bedroom:
    15.23 SQM (5441mm x 2800mm)
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First Floor Apartment 14 Total size: 51.94m2

Floor plan

Approximate room sizes:

  • Living Room:
    20.96 SQM (5441mm x 3853mm)
  • Kitchen:
    7.94 SQM (3230mm x 2460mm)
  • Shower:
    4.29 SQM (2200mm x 1950mm)
  • Bedroom:
    15.23 SQM (5441mm x 2800mm)
Site plan
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First Floor Apartment 14

Energy Performance Certificate

Watch this space. We don’t have an EPC for this property just yet.

Key features for Apartment 14

  • French balcony
  • North West facing

Apartment specifications

a living room with a white couch and a round table

Living spaces

  • Light and spacious living room
  • Plug sockets that are just a bit higher to reduce kneeling and bending
  • Sky Q connection point in the living room for hassle-free TV
  • Fully fitted kitchens with appliances including waist-height ovens so there’s less bending with heavy dishes
  • A handyperson service to help you to put pictures and shelves up etc., so it’ll feel like home in no time

This property is part of Locks View

Locks View, Peglars Way, Wichelstowe, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 7GX (Sat Nav SN1 7DA)
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What we can offer

  • 1-2 bedroom properties
  • Available Now
  • Retirement Living
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This retirement property is available to rent

Our retirement properties to rent give you a quick, easy and stress-free way to enjoy life in our friendly communities. Did you know? No service charge is payable when you rent. Jean says, “I chose renting because it gave me the flexibility to move straight away, without the hassle of having to sell a property later down the line.” Read her story.

Ask our friendly sales consultants for more information on retirement rentals.

This is a leasehold property with a term of 999 years from and including 11/02/2025

New build - Council tax band to be determined

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? No service charge is payable when you rent.

Security deposit** £2151.92

  • Electricity, heating and lighting (communal areas)
  • Water and sewage (communal areas and apartments)
  • Maintenance of building and gardens
  • Building insurance
  • Development staff
  • Future maintenance fund
  • Professional fees
  • Emergency call system
  • Income from Guest Suite and sundry income

What's not included?

  • Electricity, heating and lighting (apartments)
  • Home and contents insurance
  • Council tax
  • Phone / Broadband
  • TV licence / TV service

Assured Tenancy means that you agree to rent the property for a minimum term of 12 months, but after that you can leave at any time as long as you give two months written notice. We can’t ask you to leave unless you have broken the terms of the agreement.

We’ll ask you to complete a Rental Application Pack and an Income and Expenditure form to get 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 be asked to provide identification documentation that complies with the latest Government Right to Rent regulations – our sales consultants will talk you through what you need.

Yes, you will need to pay a small refundable reservation deposit to reserve the property. You will also have to pay a security deposit equivalent to five weeks rent when you move in.

Before you can move into your property, you will need to pay the first month’s rent together with your security deposit, minus the reservation deposit you’ve already paid. 

The security deposit is equivalent to five weeks rent. Don’t worry, we’ll make sure you know the exact amount you need to pay in plenty of time. 

McCarthy Stone is part of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, membership number G10625. Download the Tenancy Deposit Scheme leaflet.

All rental payments are due on the 1st of each month and must be paid by direct debit. Your rent includes all of the development’s service charges, ground rents and property maintenance.

How much is the service charge?

  • Renting? You don't pay service charges

We don't make a penny from our service charges

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)
  • Maintenance of building and gardens
  • Building insurance
  • Development staff
  • Future maintenance fund
  • Professional fees
  • Emergency call system
  • Income from Guest Suite and sundry income
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Our Entitlements Manager can help you to claim money you didn’t know you where entitled to, or perhaps have been refused before.

  • Attendance Allowance
  • Pension Credit
  • Carer’s Allowance
  • Housing Benefit
  • Council Tax Reduction

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