Miami House

Princes Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9GE

Nobody expects moving home to be easy, but we’re here to help you every step of the way; from the moment you make a reservation, through to the day you move in. Our Smooth Move service ensures everything goes like clockwork, which includes helping with the cost*.

To find our more please call 0800 201 4811.

*T&Cs apply

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Retirement Living PLUS

Over 70s retirement property for sale and rent in Chelmsford, Essex

Call 0800 201 4811 now or sign up for updates to find out more about these superb new retirement homes in Chelmsford, Essex.

Miami House is Retirement Living Plus development, built specifically for the over 70's. If you like to be close to the capital, but still far enough away to relax during retirement, then Chelmsford is the ideal spot, with its grand cathedral, peaceful parks and major racecourse.

Discover Retirement Living with a big PLUS

Our property for sale and rent in Chelmsford, Essex gives you the complete privacy of your own spacious apartment, but with a friendly community on the doorstep. 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 too.

Assisted living to make life easier

We’ll help you take care of the little things—as well as the bigger chores—so you can focus on doing what you love. You’ll enjoy beautiful communal spaces, including the well-appointed lounge with free Wi-Fi and a state-of-the-art audio and visual system, a subsidised restaurant and a landscaped garden with seating. Our communal facilities are social hubs with a packed calendar of (entirely optional) events, clubs and parties.

There’s a friendly manager on-site 24/7, an hour’s domestic support each week is included – more if you want it, plus the option of tailored personal care should you need it. Parking is available and well-behaved pets are welcome too!

Key development information

Miami House

Princes Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9GE View on map

Opening hours: By Appointment Only

0800 201 4811

Purchase

2 beds from £449,000

Rental available

Our service charge explained

Development highlights

Located in quiet residential area next to Oaklands Park
On-site restaurant serving cooked meals and light bites
A selected range of personal care packages tailored to your needs
24 hour assistance (365 days a year)
Wheelchair accessibility and domestic assistance
Car parking available
Beautiful private south-facing landscaped gardens
24 hour emergency call system

Key Features Key Features for Miami House

Wheelchair access
Lifts to all floors
Camera entry system
24/7 call system
Lounge Wi-Fi access
Estates Manager
Bistro
Balconies
Guest suite
Close to amenities

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Your local amenities at Miami House

Princes Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9GE

Bus Stop
Pub
Tesco Superstore
Oaklands Park

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Miami House is under 1 mile from central Chelmsford. Here you can find a train station, shopping centres, a library and an Odeon Cinema.

There are many amenities closer to home, too. The development is 0.1 miles from a Tesco Superstore. You can also find Oaklands Park and Chelmsford Museum within 0.3 miles, while Hylands Park is under 0.6 miles away.

Getting to Location

If you are using a Sat Nav system you may need the full address of this development. The postcode is newly created by Royal Mail and may not be accurate for some months.

Chelmsford is home to the second-smallest Cathedral in England

Retirement living in Chelmsford

With a busy city centre, a thriving cultural scene and dozens of fantastic events and festivals throughout the year, Chelmsford is an ideal spot for an active retirement. With our retirement properties in Chelmsford, you’ll be right in the heart of the local community, so you can spend your retirement doing the things you love.

More information about Chelmsford

Support and advice

Including help claiming money you didn't know you were entitled to.

Try before you buy

Want to be 110% sure? Ask us about a complimentary stay.

A smooth move

Help with decluttering, packing, moving and the finances too.

Part exchange

The choice of a guaranteed sale and faster, easier move.

Services covered

Did you know we don't make a penny from the monthly service charge?

Pets are welcome

Pet friendly retirement homes - that's true for our rentals too.

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These properties are available for sale and rent

We’ve flexible options to suit your lifestyles and financial circumstances. Your friendly Sales Consultant can help you choose the right one for you, so you can start planning life in your lovely new home.

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

You can buy properties on this development. If you’d like to own your retirement property, we can help make the move as stress-free as possible, including support with packing and removals. If you have a home to sell, we can even act as a cash buyer, so you’ll avoid chains and estate agent fees.

That depends on your individual circumstances, but in many cases, service charges are lower than like-for-like costs in a previous property. Our research shows you could save over £2,300 a year on household bills in a McCarthy Stone retirement apartment when compared to a typical home*. Read about how we can save money on your cost of living.

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

*Typical net saving when running a McCarthy Stone Retirement Living apartment when compared to the cost of running a typical home is £2,312 per year. Source: Internal research carried out by McCarthy Stone, 2022. Based on information from Address Intelligence using a combination of census, EPC, and planning permission.

Usually people take between 12 to 16 weeks to complete the purchase of their new retirement home, but we will try and be as flexible as possible to suit your individual circumstances.

Once you’ve reserved your retirement property, it’s likely you’ll need to sell your current home. Part exchange means we’ll buy the property from you making the process quicker and easier.

Our Part Exchange offer includes:

Certainty: relax in the knowledge that you’ll move in on a set date and that the sale price is fixed.
Convenience: enjoy a stress-free way to sell your home without redecorating or having to prepare your home for viewings.
Access: to your sold property for up to two weeks after completion.
Financial benefits: there is no need to pay for estate agent fees and we’ll provide up to £1,000 towards solicitor fees*.
A smooth move: our part exchange offer includes a free specialist removals service

Part Exchange in just 3 simple steps:

Valuation:
Three independent local estate agents and a surveyor will value your property.
Offer:
You’ll receive an offer from us based on these valuations. There’s no obligation to accept, and you may get a higher price on the open market. It’s up to you whether the benefits of part exchange outweigh this.
Sold:
Should you accept this offer, we’ll work with your legal representatives to finalise the contracts — and even contribute £1,000 towards your solicitor fees*.

*T&Cs apply. Read the full T&Cs.

We have an expert resales team for people selling our retirement properties, with an extensive database of customers waiting to move in. This helps us to sell faster and at a better price than traditional estate agents. On average the McCarthy Stone Resales team achieve a net price increase on the retirement properties they sell. For example, for properties bought new in the last three years and since resold, the net increase averages 6%. View resale retirement homes.

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.

Reservation deposit* £500.00

* To be offset against your initial payment and fully refundable should your tenancy not proceed

An Assured 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 at the end of 12 months, then you can serve notice after 10 months to give two months’ notice. The notice period is always two months.

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.

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.

All payments for our retirement rentals 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 (if applicable) and property maintenance.

How much is the service charge?

2 bedroom apartment £199.72 per week reviewed annually
Renting? Service Charge paid by the property owner, not by the tenant.

Examples show prices available at this development

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.

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

Contemporary spaces

With stylish fitted kitchens, bright spacious living rooms and attractive modern bathrooms.

Ergonomic design

Our properties are packed with clever, and subtle, design features to make life easier as we age.

Safety and security

Including 24-hour emergency call out, fire detection, intruder alerts and door camera entry.

Energy efficient

Well-insulated and warm so you can stay cosy whatever the weather and save on bills too.

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 easy:

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.

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Sales

Our consultants will help you to find your perfect home whatever your budget and can support you in every step of your move.

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Property advice

Is it better to rent or buy in retirement?

Should you rent or buy a retirement property? Read about the pros and cons from our expert, Tannaz Bhoot, Head of Rentals at McCarthy Stone.

Property advice

“Renting has been the best decision we could’ve made.”

Laurence and Brenda Bruce, both 92, made the life-changing decision to move from their large home in Moray, Scotland, to a two-bedroom retirement apartment in Gloucester, where they’ve found a flexible and supportive lifestyle close to family at Llanthony Place.

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Property advice

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What Retirement Living PLUS is Really Like

A Retirement Living PLUS property could be perfect for your retirement. Here, McCarthy Stone explain what Retirement Living PLUS is really like by answering some key questions and by speaking with our residents.

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Historic Attraction

In local community

You’ll find a significant historic attraction close to this development.

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Museum

In local community

There’s a museum/place of historic interest local to this development.

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Theatre

In local community

The local theatre provides a popular night out for our homeowners.

Shopping Centre

In local community

This community is close to big brand and independent shops.

I love being independent – I can do what I like. I don’t feel old and I don’t think I ever will. I’m just enjoying living my best life here, and I look forward to the future.

Ray,, McCarthy Stone Homeowner

Welcome Wednesday

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

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

Feel free to bring your family and friends along too.

Next event 28^th May, 10:30am to 12:00pm Every Fortnight until 25^th Mar 2026

Tesco Store, Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1NP

Join us and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and light refreshments in the Homeowners Lounge.

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

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

Feel free to bring your family and friends along too.

Welcome Wednesday

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

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

Feel free to bring your family and friends along too.

Next event 28^th May, 10:30am to 12:00pm Every Wednesday until 25^th Mar 2026

Edwin Gardens, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2TB (Sat Nav CB10 2JP)

Join us and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and light refreshments in the Homeowners Lounge.

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

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

Feel free to bring your family and friends along too.

Sales Launch

You'll be able to meet with our sales team to select and reserve the perfect property for you.

Our event will be split into a morning and an afternoon session, so choose the session that is convenient for you. Book your place from 11am for the morning session or 2pm for the afternoon session now.

Light refreshments will be available.

29^th May, 11:00am to 3:30pm

Maritime Room, Cliffs Pavilion, Station Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS0 7RA

We would love to welcome you to the Maritime Room, Cliffs Pavilion for the sales launch of Laburnums on the 29th of May.

You'll be able to meet with our sales team to select and reserve the perfect property for you.

Light refreshments will be available.

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