Upton Ope, Helston
PRICE GUIDE £120,000.00
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bath/Shower rooms | 1 |
| Receptions | 1 |
Upton Ope, Helston
PRICE GUIDE £120,000.00
A wonderfully spacious and light two double bedroom apartment tucked away just off the centre of town in a Grade II listed building, offering the perfect blend of privacy and convenience.
The accommodation begins with a practical entrance area, ideal for storing coats and shoes, before opening into a generously sized lounge/dining room. This bright and airy space provides plenty of room to both relax and entertain — perfect for those who love to host. An open hallway leads seamlessly into the modern fitted kitchen.
There are two comfortable double bedrooms along with a well-appointed family bathroom. A huge asset in this location is the allocated off-road parking, complemented by an additional visitors’ space shared between the three apartments in the development. A further benefit is a useful secure storage cupboard, accessed from the communal entrance area, providing a handy spot to store larger items.
This would be of interest to first time buyers offering spacious and light accommodation with parking in an uber convenient location. Purchasers requiring a mortgage should check with their lender as to the suitability of the property for lending purposes as it is over a commercial premises.
LOCATION
Helston is famed for its historic Flora Day celebrations on 8th May when the town is bedecked with greenery, bluebells and gorse and throughout the day dancers weave in and out of shops, houses and gardens following the Helston Town Band playing the famous Flora Dance and ushering in the Summer. This property is situated in a tucked away location at the heart of the town and is perfectly placed to enjoy Flora Day! The modern town and the surrounding nearby areas now boast many Primary Schools with the nearest Secondary Schools being in Helston and Mullion. Helston also enjoys a leisure centre with a swimming pool and large gym and many amenity areas including the Coronation Boating Lake and the beautiful National Trust Penrose Estate offering a host of woodland walks. There is also a lovely sunken garden in the next Ope up perfect to sit an relax in on a sunny day. Helston is widely regarded as the gateway to the stunning Lizard Peninsula and is within a 10 minute drive of the thriving harbour and coastline at Porthleven offering an array of shops and good quality restaurants as well as world class surf. The city of Truro and the towns of Falmouth, Penzance and Hayle are all within a 20 to 30 minute drive.
THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES: (all dimensions are a
External door to the entrance area.
ENTRANCE AREA
With stairs rising to the hallway, with an allocated storage cupboard. Door to the entrance vestibule.
ENTRANCE VESTIBULE
A useful area with space for coat and shoe storage and a door to the lounge/dining room.
LOUNGE/DINING ROOM
6.71m x 4.72m (22' x 15'6")
A bright and spacious room with plenty of space to relax and dine. With two windows to the side, hard flooring, wall mounted plug in electric heater and semi open plan to the hallway and kitchen area.
KITCHEN AREA
3.86m x 2.54m (12'8" x 8'4")
Fitted with attractive sky blue base and wall units, with roll top work surfaces over, with space and point for an electric cooker, space and point for an under counter fridge and a space and plumbing for a washing machine and wall mounted shelving.
HALLWAY
With doors to various rooms and a large airing/storage cupboard housing the immersion heater and offering slated shelved storage and cloaks space.
BEDROOM ONE
3.84m x 2.29m (12'7" x 7'6")
With hard flooring, wall mounted electric heater and a window to the side.
BEDROOM TWO
2.95m x 2.26m (9'8" x 7'5")
A light and airy room with a window to the side and storage area with hanging rail, hard flooring and wall mounted electric heater.
BATHROOM
A suite comprising of a bath with tiled surround and Triton T80 electric shower, pedestal wash hand basin in vanity unit, low level w.c., chrome effect ladder style heated towel rail.
LEASEHOLD INFORMATION
The property enjoys the remainder of a 999 year lease which commenced in 2002 and that ground rent and service charges are currently in the region of £250pa and £350pa respectively.
PARKING
There is a parking area for the flat, where this property enjoys one allocated parking space, there is also one visitor space for the use of all three apartments within the development.
SERVICES
Mains water, drainage and electricity.
AGENTS NOTE
We understand the property is Grade II listed. The vendor has informed us that the owner of the property is liable to contribute one sixth of the cost of necessary repairs/decorations to the front of the building.
CONSERVATION AREA
We understand this property is located in a conservation area. For details of conservation areas visit Cornwall Mapping and use the Council's interactive map.
DIRECTIONS
From our Helston office walk down the street crossing over the road at the bottom of Wendron Street and proceeding down Coinagehall Street until seeing the turning for Upton Ope on your left hand side. Walk up the Ope and you will see the covered entrance to the apartment on your left hand side.
VIEWING
To view this property, or any other property we are offering for sale, simply call the number on the reverse of these details.
MOBILE AND BROADBAND
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COUNCIL TAX
Council Tax Band A.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
We are required by law to ask all purchasers for verified ID prior to instructing a sale
PROOF OF FINANCE - PURCHASERS
Prior to agreeing a sale, we will require proof of financial ability to purchase which will include an agreement in principle for a mortgage and/or proof of cash funds.
DATE DETAILS PREPARED.
13th August 2025
DISCLAIMER
IMPORTANT AGENTS NOTES: Christophers Estate Agents for themselves and the vendors or lessors of this property confirm that these particulars are set out as a general guide only and do not form part of any offer or contract. Fixtures, fittings, appliances and services have not been tested by ourselves and no person in the employment of Christophers Estate Agents has any authority to give or make representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property. All descriptions, dimensions, distances and orientation are approximate. They are not suitable for purposes that require precise measurement. Nothing in these particulars shall be taken as implying that any necessary building regulations, planning or other consents have been obtained. Where it is stated in the details that the property may be suitable for another use it must be assumed that this use would require planning consent. The photographs show only certain parts and aspects of the property which may have changed since they were taken. It should not be assumed that the property remains exactly the same. Intending purchasers should satisfy themselves by personal inspection or otherwise of the correctness of each of the statements which are given in good faith but are not to be relied upon as statements of fact. If double glazing is mentioned in these details purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the amount of double glazed units in the property. The property location picture is supplied by a third party and we would respectfully point out that although they are regularly updated the area surrounding the property or the property itself may have changed since the picture was taken.
