• Type: Apartment
• Year built: 1987
• Tenure: Leasehold
• Ground rent: None
• Service charge: £1846.78 pa
• Lease length: 99 years from 1987
• Agent/Manager: Grange Management
• Age qualification: Pensionable Age
• Contact: Scheme Manager
• Telephone: 01243 372925

Development

Merrivale Court was built by Meridian Housing Association in 1987 and consists of 37 homes sympathetically designed and built, in traditional construction with an attractive variety of brick and rendered elevations, to cater for the needs of the over-sixties . The apartments are arranged around an attractive courtyard.

There is a resident manager, alarm and intercom system in each apartment, residents' lounge which leads into the conservatory overlooking the gardens, and a communal laundry. Parking is in the central courtyard and several of the apartments face onto landscaped gardens.

Further Information

The surrounding area is very attractive with many places of interest to see including the magnificent Fishbourne Palace which may have been abandoned in the fourth century. Earnley Butterflies and Gardens, Sussex Falconry Centre and Goodwood House are all nearby.

St John's Anglican Church and Southbourne Free Church are both just a short walk away. The Southbourne bowling green is located in New Road, just off Stein Road.

Situation

Merrivale Court is situated in the heart of the village off Stein Road just a short distance from the A27 Chichester Road where the village Post Office and a variety of shops can be found. Two doctor‘s surgeries are close by and the station is within walking distance.

Town

Southbourne is an attractive village just north of Prinsted at the head of the Thorney Channel. Chichester is about ten minutes away.

Facilities . These include a resident manager, communal lounge, laundry and alarm and intercom system in each apartment. Parking is in the central courtyard and several of the apartments face onto landscaped gardens.

Communications

Southbourne is situated to the north of Chichester Harbour on the A27 about six miles to the west of Chichester. Emsworth is one mile and Havant four miles. The A3(M) north at junction 5 is about eleven miles with the A27 connecting with the M27 at Cosham about eight miles to the west.

A bus service runs regularly from the Chichester Road to Chichester city centre and trains to London (Victoria) take just under two hours.

General Information

Merrivale Court has been designed to provide independent living with the assistance of a resident scheme manager to take care of day-to-day management issues at the development. The service costs cover the management service and each resident contributes quarterly, assessed according to the size of the individual apartment or cottage. Information on service costs can be provided by grange management. For further information please contact the scheme manager on 01243 372925 or Grange Management Tel: 01483 411770.