Home & Services

Style and Comfort with no compromise

Your new 1 or 2 bedroom retirement apartment in Ewell, Surrey will offer you everything you could need and want. You’ll find plentiful living space, round the clock security and neighbours as independent as you are. And with carefully considered designs and specifications throughout, your new apartment will have a classic yet contemporary elegant feel.

Barbara Coles - Resident

"My apartment is smashing. It is a one-bedroom apartment, but I have my own balcony which is lovely as I can sit out there in the summer. The plus for me is that there is ample of space in my apartment. I do not need anything bigger.      I really love the restaurant, the meals are wonderful, there are plenty of options for us to choose from and to have someone to cook for me is wonderful.I enjoy the community living, even though we have not been able to receive volunteers in during the Lockdown, there is always something for us to do. There is always somebody to talk to.

I celebrated my Birthday here at Nonsuch, everyone was so friendly and I was ‘over the moon’ how so many people came to my Birthday Gathering in the Bar in the evening."

Nonsuch Abbeyfield Community - Come See for Yourselves

The community overlooks the Sports Fields that are bounded by the Hogsmill River and will be used by Epsom Sports Club – lots of opportunities to watch young and old enjoy sports activities such as hockey, football and cricket – croquet too!

Abbeyfield Southern Oaks is offering 60 apartments located on 3 floors within 3 wings that join a core community amenity centre – no long corridors with only 6 to 8 apartments on each corridor. Within the community 36 of the homes are available for sale and the remainder are for rent through Epsom and Ewell Council (housing@epsom-ewell.gov.uk)

Community Features:

• Bradbury Restaurant, Lounge, Quiet Room, Fitness Suite, Cinema Room, Clubroom, Craft Room and Guest Suite
• Hair Salon and Communal Laundry Room
• Lift access to all floors
• Building Security - Fob access entry to site, to front door and corridors
• Fire protection systems, sprinkler misting systems and emergency lighting throughout the building
• Mobility Scooter storage and charging area - monthly rental cost
• Lockable private storage areas - for lease on an annual basis
• Parking spaces for residents only - for lease on an annual basis
• 2 Electric car charging areas
• Landscaped gardens with Boules Court, picnic and barbeque areas, raised beds for the Gardening Club, seating areas for relaxation and other outdoor activities
• Privacy screens between patios and balconies for each retirement apartment.

The Service Charge and Ground Rent

All residents are required to pay a contribution towards the running costs of the communities' facilities, support services, maintenance of the building and grounds and to accrue a reserve fund that will cover replacement/repair cost of major elements of the building both structural and mechanical. Abbeyfield Southern Oaks (ASO) budgets for these items through a monthly service charge ensuring that funds are always in place so that the building and its common amenities are maintained to a high standard.

Service charges for all vacant apartments will be paid for by ASO, but as a resident you are required to pay the service charge under any and all circumstances whilst you are the leasehold owner.

To make service charges as affordable as possible, ASO has agreed to allow homeowners to defer the elements of the service charge payments that relate to long term future renewal and refurbishment costs (the reserve fund contribution) until the eventual sale of the apartment by the current owner. The amount payable at the date of sale will be deducted from the sales proceeds. The deduction will be the sum of all the deferred contributions, plus an interest charge and a small administrative charge.

Components of the Service Charge:

• The management and staffing responsible for the day to day upkeep and administration of your building. These are the friendly faces that ensure you have a stress free lifestyle and the enjoyment of well maintained amenities. They will also coordinate with the Abbeyfield volunteers to provide social activities and events.
• Running of the Bradbury Restaurant and kitchen plus staffing costs – the very affordable cost of meals consumed will be billed separately.
• Cleaning, maintenance and repair of the building and its common areas.
• Exterior window cleaning.
• Maintenance of the grounds and gardens.
• All utility costs for the building and its common areas including heating, lighting, gas and water.
• Security and 24-hour emergency call system.
• Building Insurance.

Note: Service charges vary depending upon the size of which home you own -     Bourne, Glyn or Lewen

Costs not covered by the Service Charge:

• The cost of food consumed in the restaurant will be billed separately from the Service Charge. Residents will be required to pay for a minimum monthly consumption for meals eaten in, or taken out from the restaurant.
• Leasehold residents will be responsible for both the council tax, home contents insurance, maintenance, repairs and utilities associated with the interior of their own home. These costs are likely to be more manageable than those of a previous home.
• Care can be provided as required by ASO's domiciliary care partner and would be tailored to the needs of individual residents.

Ground Rent:

The 125 year lease provides that each year residents are responsible for a ground rent of £35 per month on a 1-bedroom home and £43 per month on a 2-bedroom home. The ground rent will remain fixed for 15 years and thereafter may be subject to a modest increase tied into the Retail Price Index (RPI).