Retirement Homes in Shirley
Bower Lodge contains 48 one and two bedroom retirement apartments which are located close to local shops and amenities. Shirley has everything you need to get the most out of your retirement lifestyle with a barbers and hairdressers, a post office, a bank and building societies, an optician, a dentist all within 1 mile of the retirement apartments.
Why not visit us to view our show apartments and understand how you can enjoy the retirement you deserve at Bower Lodge.
Call us on 0121 403 6932 to find out more!
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Our developments have been carefully designed to make life easier, leaving you free to enjoy your retirement.
All apartments 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 with integrated appliances.
All apartments are inspected by our Customer Services department to ensure they meet the high standard of finish and quality expected by our customers. Churchill Retirement Living is the only major housebuilder to offer a 3 year warranty period as standard. Churchill is also a member of the National House-Building Council and every Churchill apartment is also covered by a 10 year NHBC Buildmark warranty.
- 24 hour call centre support system
- Energy efficient and economical heating
- Fitted kitchen with built in appliances
- Free parking
- Guest Suite for friends and family
- Landscaped garden
- Lodge Manager
- Secure camera entry system
Service charges explained…
We understand that the ongoing cost of running your new apartment is an important factor to consider when deciding to purchase a Churchill apartment, here’s some key Service Charge benefits:
- Downsizing from an average 3 bedroom house to a retirement apartment could save an average of approximately £2,300* per year
- A potential saving of around 15% on bills.
- Renewable technologies to supply hot water and heating to reduce electricity bills.
- We also insulate our developments to a very high standard.
- The need to turn the heating on is kept to a minimum.
- Owners are consulted annually
- We always aim to keep the cost as low as possible.
“Living in a Churchill Apartment is absolutely marvellous. The whole building is so nice and warm all the time that we’ve hardly had to use the heating inside our apartment. When we do turn it up a notch or two it’s nice to know we don’t have to worry about the cost or the environmental impact, as it’s all so energy efficient and covered within our annual service charge.”
John and Doreen Pitt, Lewis Carroll Lodge, Cheltenham
We are here to help you every step of the way
We appreciate everyone’s household costs will differ, and just how daunting the idea of a service charge can be. We are here to help you every step of the way, please contact one of the team to discuss your current costs and help you discover just how much you could be saving. A full service charge budget analysis is available for each individual development.
*Comparison between a typical 3 bedroom house from EPC data and a typical one and two bedroom Churchill apartment taken from EPC/Service Charge data
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Local area
A vibrant village in the heart of Solihull
This new retirement development is located in the heart of Shirley in Solihull, just a few miles away from Birmingham City Centre.
- Shirley boasts an array of amenities including M&S Simply Food, less than a 2-minute walk away from this new development site, with a Tesco Superstore, Sainsburys and ASDA close by too.
- Together with the immediate area offering everything our Owners would need, right on their doorstep, including a barbers and hairdressers, a post office, a bank and building societies, an optician, a dentist, and a LloydsPharmacy supporting a doctor’s surgery located all less than 1 mile from our proposed development.
- There are a wide variety of local, traditional and contemporary cuisine including English fayre, German, Italian, as well as a local fish and chip restaurant.
- The local library is also conveniently located less than a 5-minute drive.
- There is a bus stop situated immediately outside the development site, which will offer our Owners a regular bus service to Solihull centre. The no’ 76 bus runs every 20 minutes to QE Hospital.
- The nearest train station is a 3-minute taxi ride away, connecting Shirley with Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham, The Black Country, and Worcester.
- Shirley Park is close to Stratford Road, offering a pleasant green space and features ornamental gardens, summer park events, tennis courts and free parking. And closer still, is St. James the Great Church offering a variety activities in the church hall including craft groups, pilates, and a weekly café.
- For those who enjoy the arts and theatre, the Core Theatre is located just 10 minutes away. This is situated behind the popular Touchwood Shopping Centre which houses a cinema, many brands including John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Joules, and a variety of cafés and restaurants.
- The vibrant Mell Square in the heart of the town features outlets including Laura Ashley, Clarkes Shoes, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Burton and Boots.
To locate the points of interest on the map hover over the location marker.
- Bower Lodge
- Supermarket
- Library
- Train Station
- Shirley Park
- Touchwood Shopping Centre
- Mell Square
- Bank
- Doctors Surgery
- Post Office
- Cafe
Visiting us
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Apartment of the month - 7
Apartment 7 – £262,950
A lovely ground floor East facing, one-bedroom apartment with its own patio that could be yours sooner than you think!
We can help you Move for Free or why not ask about our Home Exchange package?
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News
Churchill Site Manager John Pendleton wins national Pride in the Job Award
Churchill Retirement Living’s John Pendleton has been announced as a Pride in the Job 2023 Quality Award winner for his work at Bower Lodge in Shirley.
Churchill donates £1,000 to Solihull Down Syndrome Support Group
Churchill proudly invited Solihull Down Syndrome Support Group (SDSS) to its brand new Bower Lodge development in Shirley to formally present a donation of £1,000 with British actress, Elizabeth Bower.