Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. LE13 1FH
Listed 5 May 2026 · price reduced 27 Aug 2026 · Melton Mowbray
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Key features
- Bright and spacious living room with a walk-out balcony with garden views
- Modern kitchen with built in appliances
- Bedroom with walk-in wardrobe
- Contemporary shower room
- Close to all amenities
- House Manager
- Communal Lounge
- Landscaped gardens
- Guest suite for family and friends
- Video door entry system which is linked to the TV
About this home
SUPERBLY PRESENTED retirement ONE BEDROOM apartment with a bright and spacious living room with WALK OUT BALCONY enjoying GARDEN VIEWS. The development offers EXCELLENT COMMUNAL FACILITIES including landscaped gardens and a communal lounge where SOCIAL EVENTS take place.
Catherine Place offers safe, secure, luxurious and low maintenance retirement homes, exclusive to the over the 60s. You’ll benefit from a friendly House Manager on-site to keep everything running smoothly, as well as access to communal areas like the lovely lounge (with free Wi-Fi) and large gardens for socialising. There is a lift to all floors. There will also be a hotel-style guest suite as a convenient alternative when people come to stay. Pets are welcome too.
This apartment is designed with intelligent ergonomics and modern methods of construction to ensure they are a joy to live in. As well as being well-insulated, warm and energy-efficient, they have the latest safety and security features built in. You’ll benefit from a 24-hour emergency call system, intruder alarms, fire detection and door camera entry, so you can see who it is before answering the door - as well as the reassurance of a manager onsite in office hours.
Local Area - Situated on Scalford Road in the historic market town of Melton Mowbray, Catherine Place is a superb Retirement Living development for the over 60's.These private retirement properties share attractive communal facilities and an amazing location. With easy walking access to the town centre, this Retirement Living development offers a multitude of amenities, entertainment and attractions right on the doorstep. As well as being the home of both the pork pie and stilton cheese, various food festivals are held in Melton Mowbray throughout the year to champion local produce, and the twice-weekly market is also very popular with people from across the region. As well as being a foodie's heaven, Melton Mowbray is a hotspot for history buffs. The town's heritage walking trail guides you through a thousand years of history, from a mention of the Melton Mowbray market in the Doomsday Book to a Roman Catholic Church built by the Polish community that, after exile during World War II, settled in the town in the 1940s.
If you play or enjoying watching bowls, you'll be interested to know that the English Indoor Bowling Association (EIBA) is based in Melton Mowbray and that the Melton & District Indoor Bowls Club hosts the EIBA National Championship annually. The development is just 0.3 miles from the twice-weekly market and weekly antiques fair. Just a short stroll from here, you’ll also find the Dickinson & Morris Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, which specialises in the iconic Melton Mowbray pork pies.
The train station is under 1 mile away and has direct services to Nottingham, Birmingham, Norwich, Cambridge and many other destinations.
Entrance Hall - Front door with spy hole leads to the spacious entrance hall from where the 24-hour Appello emergency response and remote door entry system is accessible. A range of power sockets. Doors leading to a utility/storage cupboard housing a washer/drier and a further spacious store cupboard. Smoke detector. Further doors lead to living room, bedroom, shower room.
Living Room - Bright and spacious living room with double glazed door leading to a walk out balcony overlooking the communal gardens. Fitted carpets and curtains, two ceiling lights, raised height sockets.
Kitchen - Fitted with a range of modern high gloss kitchen units, drawers. Integrated fridge freezer. Built in electric oven. Four ringed ceramic hob with extractor hood. Black composite sink with mixer tap sits beneath a double glazed window. Range of power sockets, ceiling and under pelmet lighting.
Bedroom - Bright and spacious double bedroom benefitting from a large window, allowing plenty of natural light. A selection of raised power sockets, TV and telephone points. Fitted carpets. Door leading to a walk-in wardrobe providing hanging rails and shelving.
Shower Room - Partially tiled shower room. Comprising; large walk in shower with support rails and screen. Wash hand basin; vanity unit with storage cupboard. Illuminated mirror, shaver point, heated towel rail. Ceiling spotlights, floor tiling.
Service Charge (Breakdown) - •Cleaning of communal windows •Water rates for communal areas •Electricity, heating, lighting and power to communal areas •24-hour emergency call system •Upkeep of gardens and grounds •Repairs and maintenance to the interior and exterior communal areas •Contingency fund including internal and external redecoration of communal areas •Buildings insurance
The Service charge does not cover external costs such as your Council Tax, electricity or TV, but does include the cost of your House Manager, your water rates, our 24-hour emergency call system, the heating and maintenance of all communal areas, exterior property maintenance and gardening. To find out more about the service charges please contact your Property Consultant or House Manager.
Service charge: £2,871.42 for financial year ending 28/02/2027.
Ground Rent - Annual ground rent: £425 Ground rent review: 1st Jan 2034. Lease term: 999 years from Jan 2021
Moving Made Easy & Additional Information - Moving is a huge step, but don’t let that hold you back. We have a range of services to help your move go smoothly, including:
• FREE Entitlements Advice to help you find out what benefits you may be entitled to. • Part Exchange service to help you move without the hassle of having to sell your own home. • Removal Services that can help you declutter and move you in to your new home. • Conveyancing specialists who are experienced with sales and purchases of McCarthy Stone retirement properties. FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUR WEBPAGE ADDITIONAL SERVICES OR SPEAK WITH OUR PROPERTY CONSULTANT
• Ultrafast Full Fibre Broadband available • Mains water and electricity • Electric room heating • Mains drainage
Property details
- Property type
- Apartment
- Council tax band
- B
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Lease remaining
- 994 years left
- Ground rent
- £425 per year (Ask agent about the review period)
- Service charge
- £2,871.42 per year
- Garden
- Yes
Floorplan
Location
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- Melton Mowbray Station0.8 mi
What nearby homes sold for
Median sold prices in LE13 over the last 12 months: semi-detached £230k · detached £320k · terraced £180k · flat £125k.
| Address | Type | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1JZ | Detached Freehold | 28 Jul 2026 | £575,000 |
| 262 Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1LA | Detached Freehold | 10 Jul 2026 | £445,000 |
| Scalford Road Lodge, Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1LB | Other Freehold | 24 Jun 2026 | £2,350,000 |
| 207 Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1LA | Semi-detached Freehold | 5 Jun 2026 | £230,000 |
| 87 Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1JZ | Detached Freehold | 18 Feb 2026 | £218,000 |
| 256 Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1LA | Detached Freehold | 12 Jan 2026 | £301,000 |
| 179 Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1LA | Detached Freehold | 26 Sept 2025 | £380,000 |
| Apartment 47, Catherine Place, Pine Gardens Melton Mowbray LE13 1FH | Flat Leasehold | 29 May 2025 | £200,000 |
| 268 Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1LA | Detached Freehold | 24 Mar 2025 | £300,000 |
| 145 Scalford Road Melton Mowbray LE13 1JZ | Semi-detached Freehold | 3 Mar 2025 | £250,000 |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. All sales in LE13
Buying costs
Estimates only, using rates in force from April 2025. Check GOV.UK, Revenue Scotland or the Welsh Revenue Authority and speak to a mortgage adviser before you offer.
Listed by McCarthy & Stone Resales, Bournemouth on Rightmove (original listing). First listed 5 May 2026; details checked 7 Nov 2026. Latest change: reduced on 27/08/2026.
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