• Type: Apartment
• Year built: 1986
• Tenure: Leasehold
• Ground rent: £75 p.a.
• Service charge: £2,400 p.a. to December 2022
• Lease length: 125 year lease (from 1986)
• Agent/Manager: Grange Management
• Age qualification: Over 60
• Contact: Fifty5Plus
• Telephone: 01488 668655

Development

Justine Court : Altogether there are 24 flats in a single building with an attractive small garden to the rear. There is just a short walk to the shops in Bitterne and the development is adjacent to the dental surgery and not far from the library. The properties have been designed to be easily manageable in a secure environment.

Further Information

The flats are in a three storey building with lift and attractive rear gardens. Whilst within walking distance of shops there is a grocer who calls once a week and there is limited parking to the front of the development.

Situation

Justine Court lies just off Bitterne Road East, a short distance to the shops in Bitterne. Southampton city centre is about two miles away.

Town

Bitterne has a good range of shops and amenities with the Bitterne Shopping Centre only a short walk away and closer still a modern leisure centre with swimming pool. The library is also close by as is the Bitterne Health Centre. There is a railway station at Bitterne Manor and a regular bus service from Southampton to Portsmouth and frequent services to Southampton City Centre. Within easy driving distance is Hedge End where there is a Sainsburys and a Marks and Spencers. Southampton is a thriving city with many beautiful parks and gardens, flourishing theatre, excellent shops and numerous places of interest to visit. Today there are several museums in the city and many fine buildings. There are regular ferries to The Isle of Wight.

HISTORY

An important trading town in northern Europe as early as the seventeenth century, Southampton has a rich heritage. Its deep water port ensured its place in Maritime history. Henry V assembled his army here before invading France and the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America in the seventeenth century. The Maritime museum is housed in a 14th Century warehouse.

Facilities : These include a resident scheme manager, lounge overlooking Bitterne Road, communal laundry, guest suite and alarm and intercom system in each apartment.

Communications

Southampton has a central position on the UK‘s south coast and sits just below the junction of the M3 and the M27 running west and east to Portsmouth about twenty miles away. Winchester is about 13 miles to the north. The city has been a major port for many years and is the country‘s principal cruise port. Southampton airport is within four miles.

General Information

General Information: Justine 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 02380 422314 or Grange Management on 01483 411770.