Alexandra Park Mansions

Retirement housing
St Helens Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2LT
St Helens Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2LT

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Manager's Description

"You can apply to be housed with us by contacting your local authority (Hastings) to complete an application form for housing. Once you have done this you will be placed on a waiting list where you wil..." Show more "You can apply to be housed with us by contacting your local authority (Hastings) to complete an application form for housing. Once you have done this you will be placed on a waiting list where you will either:

* Have the opportunity to use the choice based lettings scheme that operates in that area to bid (register an interest) on a property or;
* You will be placed on the local authority waiting list where you will be offered an appropriate property according to your need." Show less

Main Facts

Retirement housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
125 flats. Built in 1990 and renovated in 2000. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom.
Visiting management staff (Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 1.30pm to 4.30pm), Non-resident management staff (part time) and Careline alarm service
Lift, Lounge, Laundry, Guest facilities, Garden, Conservatory, Hobby room, Hairdressing salon, 3 guest suites, pond
Whole site accessible by wheelchair. Access to site easy. Distances: bus stop 50 yards; shop 0.7 mile(s); post office 1.2 mile(s); town centre 0.7 mile(s); GP 0.7 mile(s).
Regular Social activities include: bingo, outings and coffee mornings, organised by Resident's social club. New residents accepted from 55 years of age. Both cats & dogs generally accepted (on a case by case basis).
Housing Authority: Hastings
Social Care Authority: East Sussex

Info updated: 12/09/2013
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Availability

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

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:
Activities and outings
Convenience of the location
Lifestyle
Maintenance
Privacy
Quality of the building and facilities
Quality of the facilities
Quality of the individual apartments
Memberships
ERoSH: The organisation that manages this scheme is a member of ERoSH, the national consortium for sheltered and retirement housing.
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