Set in the heart of the historic market town of Abingdon-on-Thames, Albert Lodge is a development of 39 one and two bedroom retirement apartments with great access to the wonderful range of shops, eateries and historical points of interest that the town has to offer. Located on the banks of the River Thames and just six miles south of Oxford this location also offers green open spaces and beautiful riverside walks to explore, so you can enjoy your retirement to the full.
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All apartments at Churchill Living are completely self-contained with their own front door, providing you with privacy and peace and quiet when you want it.
There is a choice of one and two bedroom apartments and they may all vary slightly when it comes to dimensions and position of rooms.
Kitchens are tiled with colour-coordinated worktops, and come fully fitted with a waist-height oven, hob, hood and fridge/freezer. Most of our developments also have integral washer/dryers fitted in all apartments as standard.
Our standards
The master bedrooms have walk-in wardrobes as well as TV and telephone points, with even the smallest details considered.
The apartments come with tiled shower rooms as standard, while some of them have separate en-suites and cloakrooms as well – all designed for ease of use and with the needs of our customers in mind.
All apartments are stringently inspected by our Customer Services department to ensure they are handed over to the standard of finish and quality expected by our customers.
24 hour call centre support system
Beautiful and well maintained landscaped garden
Focal pergola and patio area in the garden
Owners' Lounge with Coffee Bar and WIFI
Short walk to a local pub and markets
Sociable Owners and friendly community
Less maintenance, no unexpected bills and complete transparency
What you may not be aware of:
WE’VE ABOLISHED EXIT FEES – meaning NO hidden costs!
Energy efficient heating system which not only reduces costs but also reduces your environmental impact
Reduced heating costs with our well insulated apartments
All apartments are fitted with modern energy efficient appliances which have low running costs
No hidden costs or unexpected bills with our easy to budget service charge
With our developments being so close to local amenities, this helps to reduce the need to use a car and the associated costs
Downsizing can help to lower your Council Tax bills
We always aim to keep the cost as low as possible.
Owners are consulted twice yearly about the service charge
Who is responsible for the management of the Lodge? All developments are managed by Churchill Estates Management Limited, our own property management company, ensuring your confidence in the expertise of our team operating under the Churchill Group.
How a new Churchill apartment could help reduce your costs:
Now is the time to take stock and think about how much time and money you have spent over the past year on house maintenance. If the answer is far too much, then a lifestyle with fewer maintenance worries and a service charge that’s easy to budget for could be the answer to saving money and enjoying more of your time on the things you love.
There are many misconceptions about service charges and many of our Owners are pleasantly surprised that the service charges for their apartment frequently work out less than what they were paying in comparable costs on their previous property.
Our Service Charge typically covers the cost of providing a Lodge Manager, security systems and call monitoring, external maintenance of the building and grounds, building insurance, heating, lighting and provision of all of the furnishings for the Owners’ Lounge and communal areas – all essential ingredients of the independent lifestyle our developments provide.
We always aim to keep the service charge cost as low as possible, and we provide a full budget breakdown for all our Owners to consider, consulting with them on this every 6 months.
We appreciate everyone’s household costs will differ which is why we encourage Customers to complete a ‘Savings Calculator’ with one of our Sales Executives. This calculator is designed to offer a comprehensive understanding of the value in our easy to budget Service Charge.
Abingdon-on-Thames is an historic market town located a few miles outside Oxford. It is considered to be one of the oldest towns in England and has established itself as a bustling, pretty town; a simply perfect location for our new retirement homes. Abingdon-on-Thames has everything you could want and need.
The shopping precinct offers all the local amenities you’ll need.
Regular markets are held in the square throughout the year and the Local Excellence Market offering locally sourced produce, comes to town once every three months.
There is plenty of history in Abingdon-on-Thames. The Abbey that once stood here has all but disappeared, but historic buildings associated with it still remain, including the Long Gallery and St Nicholas’ Church, both of which are open for visitors throughout the year.
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Having previously spent 30 years as the owners of a Bed & Breakfast establishment, Ray and his wife Jenny recently downsized from Cowley in Oxford to a one-bedroom Churchill apartment in the historic town of Abingdon.
Sally Field is delighted to see her dad Keith enjoying a new lease of life in his apartment at Churchill’s Albert Lodge development on Ock Street, where he moved recently to enjoy a low maintenance, independent lifestyle.
People at Churchill Living’s Albert Lodge development in Abingdon came together last week to plant a tree in celebration of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Adeline Stunell is enjoying her Churchill Living apartment at Albert Lodge in Abingdon, where she is making a fresh start in a new place - just like her Huguenot ancestors.
When it comes to picking a good racehorse, you sometimes need to trust your gut feeling, and that’s exactly what retired owner Beryl Thorne did when deciding to make the move to Churchill Living’s new Albert Lodge development in Abingdon.
Swimming team Swim Bournemouth has received a much needed funding boost thanks to a donation from the Churchill Foundation, helping to keep the team afloat after a difficult year.
Did you know you can bring your pets with you to a Churchill apartment? Molly the poodle and Owner Barbara have made the move to Lockyer Lodge in Sidford.
Moving to a Churchill apartment means more time to spend doing the things you love - Susan has discovered she has more time to spend with her family and pursue her hobbies.
Our Lodge Manager at Dutton Lodge, Penrith has been keeping the Owners' busy during lockdown with various challenges and games, really bringing the community spirit to life during these difficult times.
Churchill Living has given a warm welcome to its first new apartment Owners at Lockyer Lodge in Sidford, where a thriving community is starting to take shape.
A thriving community is taking shape at Eliot Lodge in Ashbourne, Lodge Manager Lyndsey has come up with a great way to keep apartment Owners connected throughout the lockdown!
The Owners' Lodge at our retirement development in Shirley turned into a Covid-19 vaccination centre for the day, what a brilliant arrangement by Lodge Manager Ann.
To help celebrate Easter across the generations, children from Quilters Infant School in Billericay have been busy creating Easter decorations for their neighbours at Churchill Living’s Meadow Lodge.The children visited the Lodge on Friday to deliver the decorations, and were given a large hamper of Easter eggs in return to enjoy over the holidays.Lodge Manager Maggie
Churchill Living has been granted planning permission to build 64 brand new retirement apartments in Kendal, creating 120 new jobs and bringing around £2.7 million of extra spending to the local high street. Regenerating the former Magistrates Court on Burneside Road, the new development will be a thriving new community in the heart of town,
Did you know you can bring your pet with you when moving in to a Churchill apartment? Meet Lottie the 'poochon' that lives at New Pooles Lodge in Fishponds.
If you want to put your feet up and enjoy a comfortable retirement, you will need to secure a good pension plan. As COVID has led to fall in stock market certainty, it is more important than ever to know the state of your pension, and how your pension payments might be affected. From the
Free of the responsibilities of work life, your retirement should be all about happiness and enjoyment. Check out our tips for a happy life, they should have everything you need to have a happy retirement, and cope with any retirement blues.
As part of National Intergenerational Week and the ‘My Dear Friend’ campaign, children from St Oswald’s C.E. Primary School in Ashbourne have been busy sending handwritten letters to their neighbours at Churchill Living’s Eliot Lodge.
Barry, one of our Owners at Perran Lodge in Newquay, took advantage of the support that can be provided by The Senior Move Partnership when making the move into a Churchill development.
Arthur has been keeping up his exercise regime during lockdown and is looking forward getting together with out like-minded Owners in the future at Colebrooke Lodge in Reigate.
The government 'holiday' scheme means you can forget about Stamp Duty altogether from now until June 2021. Could now be the time to make your move and start enjoying the retirement lifestyle you deserve?
Your retirement should be a perfect time to sit back and enjoy the relaxation that you deserve. However, if you are somebody who likes to keep busy, it is easy to see why you might think retirement is overrated. Here's a few things we recommend to get you started.
At Betjeman Lodge in Ludlow, a thriving Gardening Club was formed last summer by apartment Owners Gerry and Jose, and Lodge Manager Gill. Throughout the latest lockdown they have been thoroughly enjoying their mission to keep the gardens tidy and full of life.With the help of external professionals Mike the specialist lawnsman, and Emma the
Owners at Alexandra Lodge in Bristol have been learning online skills to use a device such as a mobile, tablet or laptop. Key to keeping in contact with loved ones during these difficult times.
With the first handful of new apartment Owners already moved in and more set to join them shortly, Lodge Manager Mel is looking forward to being at the heart of a thriving new community.
We are pleased to announce our new development in Great Tattenhams has been named Stanley Lodge, in a nod to historic local figure Edward Smith-Stanley.
Report finds retirement housing creates more economic value than any other type of residential development, with residents contributing more to local shops, jobs, services and communities than any other group.
“Free yourself from responsibility and rediscover your youth, but don’t leave it too late! Move before you need to. There’s a new life waiting for you!”
We couldn't celebrate our Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning's in the usual way last year, but we are so pleased to have managed to still take part, in a Covid-19 safe environment, to raise money for a brilliant cause.
Gordon and May, retired dance instructors, can't wait for Covid-19 restrictions to be lifted so they can get their dancing shoes back on at Weavers Lodge, Haverhill.
We've teamed up with Thame Green Living on plans to create a new bio-diverse area of land opposite Yeats Lodge, a brand new development on Greyhound Lane in Thame.
Local MP Gagan Mohindra called by at Churchill Living’s Sheldon Lodge in Berkhamsted on Friday 16th October to congratulate those supporting the Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ fundraising campaign. The Lodge held a small socially distanced coffee morning event for people living in the Lodge, raising an impressive total of over £680 for
Sidford's local MP, Simon Jupp, recently visited new Lockyer Lodge development to see how the apartments will benefit local retirees and the wider community.
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Owner at Goodwin Lodge, Ann Symons, decided to make good use of her spare time during lockdown by making nearly 80 cotton facemasks, helping to raise money for a local charity.
Kathy at Rothesay Lodge put her creative talents and sudden abundance of spare time to good use by creating a magazine for her neighbours. Introducing the Rothesay Lodge Chronicle!
Joyce, an Owner at Spitfire Lodge in Portswood, has been putting her spare time during lockdown to good use by making over 50 stylish gingham facemasks, helping to raise money to thank local helpers.
This year's Loneliness Awareness Week takes place from the 15th to 21st June 2020. It’s a chance to raise awareness of loneliness and encourage people to speak about it openly.
Despite observing strict social distancing rules, self-isolating apartment Owners at Churchill Living’s new Beatrice Lodge development in Sittingbourne have managed to create a spectacular VE Day display including a “Poppy Fountain” made of over 1,800 individual poppies to mark this week’s 75th anniversary celebrations.Explaining the positive VE Day spirit on show, Lodge Manager Abigail Carden
The HBF and retirement housebuilders including Churchill have welcomed a letter from Care Minister Helen Whately which praises the support retirement developer staff are giving to residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Churchill Living has formed a new partnership with wholesale distribution company Brakes to provide weekly deliveries to its national network of retirement developments. The new service will help to ensure all Churchill apartment Owners have easy access to the essential supplies they need at this time. Brakes, which normally
If you've got a handful of overripe bananas sat in your fruit bowl, this is a great bake to whip up particularly as you can sit down with a slice and a cuppa!
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Keeping yourself active is important for both mind and body but whilst the coming weeks might make that a little challenging, we've come up with a few ways to keep you moving!
Cyril Richards, apartment owner at Neville Lodge in Peacehaven, was once bodyguard to Winston Churchill and this is what led him to the development in East Sussex today.
Locals of Cheltenham had the chance to meet TV personality, Dame Esther Rantzen DBE, when she attended the Official Opening of Lewis Carroll Lodge on 4th March.
Cheltenham Local MP, Alex Chalk, recently visited Lewis Carroll Lodge in Cheltenham to see the use of ground source renewable heat pump technology, helping to cut CO₂ emissions.
When Eileen Cundell was weighing up whether to make the move to a brand new apartment at Moorhouse Lodge in Huntingdon, a blossoming new friendship helped to make up her mind.
A couple who recently retired to Haverhill have a special connection with Weavers Lodge, after winning Churchill's competition to name the development.
With the launch of brand new development Wessex Lodge just around the corner, locals and registered buyers are invited to attend an exclusive preview event in February.
Owners at Avonbank Lodge in Newbury have recently presented a cheque to the local branch of Parkinson's UK, following a Christmas Fayre and match-funding from the Churchill Foundation.
Retirees from Sachs Lodge in Torquay were delighted to find a branded Churchill golf buggy at their local golf club, available for all members to use for a round of golf.
This Christmas, why not give an extra special gift to your friends and family by creating your own hamper, giving a real personalised touch to your gift.
Christmas is upon us! We're looking forward to the festivities at our Lodges but we wanted to let you know when our developments are open over the Christmas period, so you can plan your visit accordingly.
The local Highcliffe & Walkford In Bloom gardening committee has received a welcome boost from Churchill Living after we donated 600 daffodil bulbs to help brighten up the high street.
Eileen Hale is loving her new lifestyle in her apartment at Chantry Lodge in Andover, and now with more time to do the things she enjoys, she's rediscovered her love of books and writing.
Churchill was voted "Best Medium Housebuilder" at the WhatHouse? Awards 2019, winning one of the top awards at the "Oscars" of the house building industry.
The car park on Station Road in Totnes will be closed week commencing 18th November as archaeologists begin work to explore the site for ancient artefacts.
Chairman and CEO of Churchill Living, Spencer J McCarthy, spent a night in sub-zero temperatures to sleep outdoors and help raise over £20,000 for End Youth Homelessness.
The Churchill Foundation has raised over £71,000 this year for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in this year's World's Biggest Coffee Morning campaign.
Lionel Blair paid a visit to Owners at Avonbank Lodge, our retirement development in the heart of Newbury, where he entertained them with stories from his career in showbiz.
RetirementMove give insight into the benefits of choosing a national specialist retirement estate agent when it comes to selling your retirement property.
A new report has been published that calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every year in order to boost mental and physical health for older people.
On 31st August, the sales team from William Lodge in Malmesbury joined the carnival procession in the town, accompanied by company mascot, Charlie Bear.
After moving into their brand new Churchill retirement apartments at Betjeman Lodge in Ludlow, Claire and Jean have found friendship and a whole new lifestyle.
Introducing Ann Slade, Lodge Manager at De Clare Lodge in Cowbridge. A new experience, Ann is looking forward to getting stuck into managing this new retirement development and being at the heart of the new community.
Apartment Owners at Churchill Retirement's Betjeman Lodge have formed a new initiative to "bring back the milkman" in order to reduce plastic waste and support their local dairy.
Joining forces with Google, our new digital workshop initiative is being rolled out for the over 60s to encourage them to improve their online skills and improve their confidence.
The team at Allingham Lodge were proud to present a cheque for £500 to the local branch of the MY Trust charity, supporting its work with young people in the area.
TV star Kevin Whately joined Owners at Churchill Living‘s new Moorhouse Lodge development in Huntingdon last week, and was presented with a cheque for £1,000 to support his latest campaign with the Alzheimer’s Society.
Norbert Reynolds has waited a long time to enjoy a life of leisure on the Cornish coast, finally getting the keys to his brand new apartment at Churchill’s Perran Lodge in Newquay.
When Celia Forsberg moved to her brand new apartment at Churchill’s Rothesay Lodge retirement development in Highcliffe, it was only a matter of weeks before she’d bought a new wetsuit too, so she could make the most of sea swimming from the beautiful beaches on her doorstep. It’s a reflection of her enthusiasm for trying
Churchill Living’s new development on Greyhound Lane in Thame has been named Yeats Lodge, in a nod to the Nobel Prize-winning poet W. B. Yeats, who lived in the town in the 1920s.The Company hopes the new community at Yeats Lodge will reflect one of the poet’s famous lines: “There are no strangers here; Only
Gwyneth Markey from Billericay is celebrating after being announced as the winner of a competition to name Churchill Living’s new development on Laindon Road in the heart of town.Gwyneth was presented with a cheque for £100 by Regional Marketing Manager Yvette Christy for choosing the winning name “Meadow Lodge”.Explaining her reason for choosing the name,
Enter our competition to name the new development in Abingdon and be in with the chance of winning £100.
Testimonials
Sheila Holt
"My apartment is very well designed for comfort and safety, which is paramount for single living. In fact the whole building and the people in it makes you feel safe and comfortable. After losing my husband it is giving me peace of mind, and my family are also glad to know that I am safe, warm and happy. If you are in a house that is becoming a worry as you get older, with the upkeep and bills, I would urge you to think about Churchill. Having a Lodge Manager to call on is so helpful, and the lifestyle on offer here can offer you so much."
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