Oaktree Crescent, Bradley Stoke

A Smart Start. A Sensible Investment.  And No Management Company Charges.

Sometimes the appeal of a property isn't about having more space.  It's about having the right space, at the right price, with the right running costs.

320a Oaktree Crescent is a compact but well presented one bedroom first-floor flat, offering an excellent starting point for a first time buyer or a straightforward investment opportunity.

The property is vacant, offered with no onward chain, and is tidy and ready to move into.  The accommodation includes a fitted kitchen, living room, small double bedroom and a modern ensuite shower room.  It also benefits from fully working electric heating and UPVC double glazing.

There is, of course, no garden - this is an upstairs flat - but there is one particularly interesting feature that sets it apart from many similar properties.

There are no additional management company charges.

The residents and owners collectively own the shared freehold, avoiding the ongoing management company costs that can often come with comparable flats within larger developments.  For an investor, or someone buying their first home, that's a worthwhile distinction and one that deserves to be considered.

The location also gives this little flat a lot more appeal than its size might initially suggest.

Bradley Stoke offers a huge range of everyday amenities, with shops, supermarkets, cafés, takeaways, pubs, restaurants, doctors, dentists, schools, leisure facilities and green spaces all within the town.  The Willow Brook Centre provides a particularly useful hub for shopping and services, while the leisure centre and secondary schools add to the convenience.

For commuters, there is excellent access to the M4 and M5 motorway networks, while Bristol Parkway is nearby for rail connections towards Bristol, London and beyond.  The area is also well placed for major employment centres including Aztec West, The Mall at Cribbs Causeway and the wider North Bristol business corridor.

This isn't pretending to be a large apartment.  It isn't.

What it is, however, is a tidy, ready to go, one bedroom home with sensible accommodation, no onward chain and an unusually attractive ownership structure.

And sometimes, that's exactly what makes a property worth looking at.

A Final Thought From Lifestyle...

“The smartest homes aren't always the biggest ones.  Sometimes they're the ones that simply make the numbers and the lifestyle work.”