Why retirement communities are becoming popular with retirees
A retirement community, also known as a later living community is a housing development specifically designed for people in later life. These communities typically offer a range of housing options, including independent living apartments, as well as additional amenities and services that promote an active and social lifestyle for residents.
Retirement communities are designed to provide a supportive and engaging environment while also offering various levels of support and assistance based on the individual’s needs. Many offer a wide array of amenities and services such as a restaurant, bar, landscaped gardens, social and recreational activities, and much more.
The primary goal of a retirement community is to create a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable living environment for older adults, fostering a sense of community and providing opportunities for socialising, intellectual stimulation, and an active lifestyle.
Specialist developer Birchgrove is rapidly growing its portfolio of high-quality retirement communities. One ingredient behind this success is the diverse breadth and depth of experience behind the Birchgrove name. All working together to create a community where people can age well by staying healthier, happier and stronger for longer.
Birchgrove is creating a new retirement development – Pepperpot House at Godalming, Surrey.
This one-acre estate, formerly the home of Mole Country Stores, is being transformed to provide 52 modern, light and spacious apartments for those in later life. The Grade II listed Cowshed will be exquisitely restored into two one-bedroom apartments safeguarding its architectural and historical interest. Pepperpot House and Stable Cottages will offer a choice of modern, elegant one and two-bedroom self-contained apartments finished to its trademark high standards. The extensive communal facilities will include a club room, restaurant, bar and wellness suite – shared spaces where people can meet and be part of what will become a friendly community, and for added peace of mind there is a concierge and 24-hour staff presence.
The elevation of Pepperpot House has been carefully designed, and at its highest point, you’ll discover a roof terrace that truly embraces the views over Godalming to the Surrey Hills. A wonderful place to relax and socialise.
Birchgrove offers its retirement properties solely for rent. There are no stamp duty costs or legal conveyancing fees or stress associated with purchasing a property. There’s no pressure to buy, and you need only give two months’ notice should you wish to leave.
The Birchgrove rental model covers all the large-ticket expenses like energy costs – electricity, heating and water – and many of the rising incidental costs that go along with owning your own home e.g. housekeeping, broadband, window cleaning, gardening, buildings insurance, security and a whole host of other things.
All apartments are specifically designed for people in later life, featuring waist height appliances in the fully fitted kitchens for easy access, en-suite walk-in showers, wide corridors and walkways.
You will never find two Birchgrove retirement developments the same, because they believe the place you call home should be as individual as the people and neighbourhood it sits within. Birchgrove makes sure that every community is not only future-designed to suit people’s needs as they age but has character to complement the local area. Thoughtful spaces that bring people together help forge communities where people feel grounded and at home.
To find out more about Pepperpot House you can get in touch with the team on 020 3929 5599
or visit www.birchgrove.life
You’ll find them at Hamptons Estate Agents on the High Street, Godalming.
Or, if you prefer, they’d be just as happy to visit you at your own home.