Surrey Homes | SH42 | April 2018 | Garden supplement inside

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2. Laurel Lodge
Where? Laurel Lodge is a collection
of 57 newly built one and two-bedroom
retirement apartments located near the
heart of Carshalton. A charming Surrey
village with excellent transport links into
town, it retains a pleasant village feel,
with shops, restaurants, cafes, pubs and
tea rooms. The development is set in
landscaped grounds in a central location, a
short distance from transport links, shops
and all the local amenities.
What? The self-contained apartments
are spacious and well-designed, with
rooms appointed with the over 60s
in mind, with easy-turn lever taps in
both the kitchen and bathroom and
illuminated light switches. In the twobedroom
apartment the master bed has
an ensuite shower room and there is a
separate guest cloakroom off the hall.
The kitchen leads off the living room and
there is a useful storage closet. A lodge
manager oversees the day-to-day running
of the development and there is an
owners’ lounge and coffee bar, plus a wellappointed
guest suite.
How much? One-bedroom
apartments at Laurel Lodge start
from £299,950 and two bedrooms
from £439,950. 020 8712 3142
churchillretirement.co.uk.
3. Elmbridge Village
Where? Elmbridge Retirement
Village sits is in a countryside setting
nestled between the Surrey Hills Area of
Outstanding Beauty and the South Downs
National Park, close to the lively village of
Cranleigh. Guildford is a 25 minute drive
and there are no fewer than five railway
stations within five minutes. Gatwick
Airport can be reached in under 40.
What? The two-bedroom Elmbridge
Suite is located in the Elmbridge Manor
clubhouse, close to the village clubhouse
with communal facilities including a
main hall with stage, restaurant and
private dining room, bar and lounge,
multipurpose function room, meeting
rooms, library, village shop, treatment
rooms and guest rooms. The apartment
is in a prime elevated position, with a
private balcony accessible from the lounge
and both bedrooms. Both bedrooms have
en suites and walk in wardrobes.
How much?
The Elmbridge Suite is on the market for
£780,000 (other charges apply) as a oneoff
luxury appartment.
All the properties at Elmbridge
Retirement Village are marketed by Roger
Coupe 01483 268 555 rogercoupe.com See
more at elmbridgevillage.co.uk
01483 676100.
4. Durrants Village
Where? Durrants Village is set amongst
30 acres of idyllic parkland and beautiful
West Sussex countryside in the hamlet
of Faygate, close to the market town of
Horsham, from where it’s just over an hour
to Victoria. Gatwick Airport is a cheeky 20
minute drive.
What? The village offers 175 luxury
retirement properties – two-bedroom
apartments and two and three bedroom
cottages. The homes centre around an
on-site clubhouse providing country
club-style facilities, including a restaurant,
bar, lounge, swimming pool, gym and
library. Within the landscaped grounds
there is also a croquet lawn and a lake
with duck houses. The management will
also be implementing bespoke home-care
services that will offer residents a hotel-style
standard of service, as well as an increased
level of care, should their needs change in
the future.
How much? Prices start from
£510,000 for a two-bedroom cottage and
from £527,950 for three bedrooms.
01293 851935 durrantsvillage.co.uk
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