The property is a ground floor age-restricted flat set within this well regarded retirement development. It has been recently decorated throughout with new carpets and curtains and has a good sized lounge/diner and double bedroom with fitted wardrobes. The bathroom is a modern white suite with shower over the bath. The kitchen has plenty of storage and worksurfaces and benefits from direct access to the outside private patio area and communal gardens. Gaskell Court is a dedicated retirement scheme of varying sized apartments adjoining Thornton End, a close of bungalows and houses on the Alton side of Holybourne, a traditional Hampshire village. The immediate neighbourhood includes bus stops, Holybourne Theatre and within 0.6 mile, Aldi and Wickes stores. Lying within 1.25 miles north east of Alton's historic town centre, the village has a general stores/post office, the Church of the Holy Rood, a village hall, pond, inns, primary and senior schools, a cricket pitch with a social club and play park and a nursing home. There are historic connections with Roman times, and footpaths lead across the Wey Valley and also onto the North Downs. The A31 Winchester-Guildford axis is within 0.6 mile. Alton, an old market town, has major shops including stores, a station (Waterloo minimum journey time 67 minutes) and adjacent Waitrose store, a library, cultural facilities, sports centre, college and two outlying golf courses.