Sim Court & Lonsdale Court

Retirement housing
Pategill, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8LL
Pategill, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8LL

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Manager's Description

"Sim Court is a traditional sheltered housing scheme in its design, as it is consists of a two story building with both double and single flats."

Main Facts

Retirement housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
28 flats, bungalows. Built in 1971 and renovated in 2005. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom. Includes mobility standard properties.
Non-resident management staff (part time) and Careline alarm service
Lounge, Laundry, Guest facilities, Garden, kitchen, shower room
Whole site accessible by wheelchair. Access to site easy, but less so for less mobile people. Distances: bus stop 21 yards; shop 0.6 mile(s); post office 0.7 mile(s); town centre 0.6 mile(s); GP 0.8 mile(s); social centre 1 mile(s).
Regular Social activities include: Weekly coffee morning, gentle exercise wekly, bingo monthly, and trips out monthly, organised by tenants, staff, and volunteers. New residents accepted from 55 years of age. Both cats & dogs generally accepted, but not to be replaced (Permission required).
Housing Authority: Eden
Social Care Authority: Cumbria

Info updated: 21/10/2019
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Availability

Many council and housing association lettings in this area are made through a 'Choice Based Lettings' system called Cumbria Choice. See how to register and then bid for properties at: https://www.cumbriachoice.org.uk/

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