Over-55s are encouraged to view the last few remaining apartments within a community with views over Poole Harbour.

Vista, based in Mount Road in Parkstone, offers a mix of independence and friendship, with a readymade community that hosts numerous activities and events on-site, with the security of purpose-built apartments. Each Platinum Skies home has built-in energy saving appliances and age-appropriate features as well as a homeowners’ lounge, activity room, treatment room, and garden with viewing platform that all homeowners can enjoy. 

Vista is located just a six-minute drive away from Poole Park, a seven-minute drive to the Dolphin Shopping Centre, and a 10-minute drive to Sandbanks, where friends and family can enjoy a day at the beach or catch a ferry over to Studland. The nearest convenience store is just a five-minute walk away, which also features a bus stop to take people into Bournemouth and Poole town centre. 

Claire Mackendrick downsized from her bungalow with a garden when she felt she was unable to cope with the upkeep following the death of her husband. She said: “It’s the best move that I could possibly have made at my age and in the position that I was in. The good thing about Vista is that if you like your own company and you are happy to be alone, then you can be. But if you ever feel lonely, there is always something going on and we all try and encourage everybody to join in because it's just so much fun.

She added: “Everyone is really amenable and says ‘Good morning’ to each other in the corridors. It’s very easy to make friends at Vista. It’s just a thoroughly enjoyable place to live and I would recommend it to anybody who is in the same position as I was.”

Each Platinum Skies community has a dedicated onsite Community Manager who helps to organise fun activities such as wine tasting workshops, barbecues, yoga, coffee mornings, quizzes, talks and crafts, as well as providing practical and emotional support to the community’s homeowners. 

Prices for an apartment in Vista start from £335,225 with the Platinum Skies flexible shared ownership option. 

To book an appointment to look around an apartment in Vista, go to Platinumskies.co.uk or call the Platinum Skies team on 01202 040996.