Homegate House

Retirement housing
20-27 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YE
20-27 The Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3YE

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Managed by
FirstPort
For great customer service

Our commitment to customer service and our experienced staff ensure that residents' retirement properties are in the safest possible hands.

Manager's Description

"The residents all get along, making the atmosphere pleasant. There is good social interaction, and various residents contribute towards organising and arranging social gatherings and events."

Main Facts

Retirement housing
Tenure(s): Leasehold
70 flats. Built in 1983. Sizes 1 bedroom.
Resident management staff and Careline alarm service
Lift, Lounge, Laundry, Guest facilities, Garden, Library, kitchen
Whole site accessible by wheelchair. Access to site easy. Distances: bus stop 200 yards; shop 600 yards; post office 1.5 mile(s); town centre 1.2 mile(s); GP 1 mile(s); social centre 2 mile(s).
Monthly Social activities include: regular coffee morning and afternoon tea, occasional BBQs, and fish & chip suppers, organised by residents. New residents accepted from 60 years of age. Both cats & dogs generally accepted (subject to terms of lease and landlord permission).
Housing Authority: Eastbourne
Social Care Authority: East Sussex

Info updated: 23/10/2019
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Availability

Re-sale properties in this development may be available through specialist estate agent Retirement Homesearch - see https://www.retirementhomesearch.co.uk/

Residents' views

A number of residents have used EAC's resident consultation card game to give their views on aspects of where they live. They gave top marks to this scheme for:
Convenience of the location
Quality of the garden

Comments made in nominations for the EAC National Housing for Older People Awards

"I have lived here since 2012. The accommodation is small but comfortable. Lovely gardens; well kept. It is near station, shops and not far from the se..." Show more
"I have lived here since 2012. The accommodation is small but comfortable. Lovely gardens; well kept. It is near station, shops and not far from the sea." Show less

Made by a resident in 2019

"We have only recently moved into Homegate House, but have owned the flat for 5 years. Our two tenants have been happy here. We have found it to be wel..." Show more
"We have only recently moved into Homegate House, but have owned the flat for 5 years. Our two tenants have been happy here. We have found it to be well run and caring and hope to spend many happy years here We have found the Manager and Residents very helpful" Show less

Made by a resident in 2019

"very friendly. clean and warm, just right for me being a widower waiting to cross to the other side"
Made by a resident in 2019

"I love Eastbourne and have lived here for many years."
Made by a resident in 2017

"Nice friendly and quiet. Nobody bothers. You feel very safe living here. Nice central for town buses & trains."
Made by a resident in 2017

"Homegate House is a well managed retirement home. It has a very friendly atmosphere with good varying activities. It is also very central for most out..." Show more
"Homegate House is a well managed retirement home. It has a very friendly atmosphere with good varying activities. It is also very central for most outside interests." Show less

Made by a resident in 2017

"Homegate House is a lovely warm comfortable and safe place to live with a kind manager on site, pull cords in every flats, facilities for laundry, plu..." Show more
"Homegate House is a lovely warm comfortable and safe place to live with a kind manager on site, pull cords in every flats, facilities for laundry, plus pleasant company" Show less

Made by a resident in 2017

"1. Security of living here. 2. The facility of being able to call for help if necessary. 3. Independence. 4. Being able to join optional activities"
Made by a resident in 2017

"Lifelong assured tenancy; quiet, no children"
Made by a resident in 2017
Managed by
FirstPort
For great customer service

Our commitment to customer service and our experienced staff ensure that residents' retirement properties are in the safest possible hands.

National Housing for Older People Awards
National gold award winner
in the EAC Housing for Older People Awards 2010.
Category: Design award - retirement housing.
Sponsor: Nationwide.
Memberships
ARHM: The organisation that manages this scheme is a member of the Association of Retirement Housing Managers, and therefore committed to complying with its Code of Practice.
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