Northampton Road, Litchborough, NN12

Details:
A spacious four-bedroom 1950s semi-detached home positioned within the sought-after village of Litchborough, surrounded by open countryside in West Northamptonshire. The property sits within a generous plot, with well-maintained enclosed gardens to both the front and rear, and offers excellent potential for improvement.

The ground floor includes an entrance hall, two reception rooms, and a kitchen with walk-in pantry and understairs cupboard. A rear lobby gives access to a utility area and coal store, offering potential for extension or reconfiguration.

Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms, a single bedroom or study, a family bathroom, and a separate WC. The property also benefits from large, established gardens to the front and rear.

Located in a quiet village setting yet within easy reach of Towcester, major road networks, and rail links, this home presents an ideal project for those seeking a well-proportioned family property with scope to be adapted to suit modern living standards.

Features:
Four-bedroom 1950s semi-detached village home
Generous front and rear enclosed gardens
Two reception rooms with original fireplaces
Unaltered layout retaining period features
Kitchen with pantry and utility/store rooms
Excellent potential for sympathetic modernisation
Large rear garden with greenhouse and shed
Dual-aspect principal rooms with good natural light
Quiet village setting near Towcester
No onward chain

Local Authority: West Northants Council (Daventry Area)
Council Tax: Band C
EPC: TBC
Services: Electricity, water, and Drainage
Broadband: Ultra-Fast Broadband Available

Location:
Litchborough is a traditional rural village set amidst open countryside in West Northamptonshire, a short drive from the historic market town of Towcester. Surrounded by gently undulating farmland and a network of footpaths and bridleways, the village offers a peaceful, well-connected setting for those seeking a quieter pace of life.

The village features a pleasing mix of architectural styles, including period cottages and larger country homes. Notable buildings include Litchborough Hall, a Grade II Listed former manor house, and the twelfth-century Church of St Martin, Listed Grade II*, which stands at the heart of the village.

Local amenities include a village hall, children's play area, and the recently reopened Old Red Lion, a traditional public house once again serving the local community. A wider range of shops, services and leisure facilities can be found in nearby Towcester.

Litchborough is well served by schooling options, with a primary school in neighbouring Blakesley and secondary schools in Towcester and Bugbrooke. Independent schools within reach include Northampton High School and Quinton House.

The village is conveniently located for access to the A5, A43 and M1, with mainline rail services to London from Long Buckby and Milton Keynes. It offers an attractive option for commuters seeking a rural home within reach of key employment centres.


Accommodation:

Entrance Hall
The entrance hall includes a top-hung casement window overlooking the front garden, allowing for good natural light. There is practical space for coats and footwear. Traditional four-panel doors open into the sitting room and dining room, while a straight flight of timber stairs, fitted with cut-pile carpeting and mop-style handrails, rises to the first-floor accommodation.

Dining Room
Positioned to the front left-hand side of the property, the dining room is a well-proportioned dual-aspect space with natural light provided by windows to both the front and side elevations. A feature open fireplace with a traditional 1950s tiled surround and hearth adds character, while the walls are finished with embossed lining paper and picture rails. The room comfortably accommodates a good-sized dining table and chairs, making it a practical and inviting space for everyday use or entertaining guests.

Sitting Room
A generously proportioned dual-aspect room featuring a central open fireplace with its original 1950s tiled surround and hearth. The room is carpeted with cut-pile flooring, and the walls are finished with embossed lining paper and perimeter picture rails. Natural light is drawn from a three-unit casement window to the front elevation and large sliding patio doors to the rear, which offer views across the attractive garden and provide easy access to the outdoor space. A panelled door leads through to the kitchen.

Kitchen
The kitchen retains its original layout and is fitted with a range of base and wall units, along with a stainless-steel sink and drainer set beneath a three-unit casement window overlooking the rear garden. Typical of properties of this era, the kitchen benefits from a walk-in pantry with fixed glazed window, a solid concrete shelf designed to keep perishables cool, and upper timber shelving. An understairs cupboard provides additional storage for household items and cleaning equipment. The walls are part tiled, and the floor is finished in sheet vinyl. A part-glazed door opens to the rear lobby.

Rear Lobby
The rear lobby is finished with exposed facing brickwork and fitted with traditional four-panel doors leading to the utility area and store room. A modern uPVC part-glazed door with a three-point locking mechanism provides external access to the side path and rear garden.

Utility
A practical space with generous ceiling height and natural light provided by a three-unit window. The room features exposed concrete flooring and fair-faced brickwork, with a large Belfast-style sink fitted with wall-mounted pillar taps.

Store
Accessed from the rear lobby, the original coal and fuel store retains its solid construction, with a concrete deck roof finished in mineral felt, fair-faced brickwork, and exposed concrete floor. Together with the adjoining utility area, this space offers excellent potential for reconfiguration or extension-providing scope to create a larger, modern kitchen suited to contemporary living requirements (subject to the necessary consents).

First Floor Landing
A generously sized landing, particularly when compared to modern standards, with high ceilings and traditional four-panel doors providing access to the principal bedrooms, bathroom, and separate WC. The floor is finished with cut-pile carpet, and the walls are neutrally decorated. A large timber ceiling hatch provides access to the roof void.

Bedroom 1
Located to the front left-hand side of the property, Bedroom 1 is a well-proportioned double room featuring dual-aspect windows and part-vaulted ceilings. The original fireplace has been blocked and fitted with an electric bar heater, although this could potentially be reopened and reinstated with a traditional inset fireplace to enhance the room's character.

Bedroom 2
A further double bedroom located to the front right-hand side of the property, with a three-unit casement window overlooking the front garden. Built-in storage is provided via a traditional four-panel door leading to a generous walk-in cupboard. The walls are neutrally decorated and finished with woodchip lining paper.

Bedroom 3
Bedroom 3 is a well-proportioned double room with extensive built-in storage. Twin swing doors open to an airing cupboard fitted with slatted pine shelving for laundry, alongside a matching cupboard with clothes rail, shelving, and a high-level storage compartment above. The floor is finished with loop-pile carpet, and the walls are neutrally decorated. A three-unit window provides pleasant views over the rear garden.

Bedroom 4
A good-sized single bedroom located to the rear left-hand side of the property, with a side-facing casement window providing natural light. The walls are finished with woodchip lining paper, and the room offers flexibility to serve either as a fourth bedroom or a home office, depending on individual needs.

Bathroom
The bathroom is fitted with a traditional enamel bath with chrome pillar taps and an electric shower over, along with a ceramic wash hand basin. The walls are fully tiled to ceiling height, and natural light is provided by a frosted top-hung casement window to the rear elevation.

WC
The separate WC is fitted with a ceramic pan and low-level cistern, with natural light provided by a top-hung casement window.

Grounds
Front Aspect
The property is set back from Northampton Road and approached via a shared pathway, with a generous front garden enclosed by close board fencing. The garden is predominantly laid to lawn and bordered by established perennials and neatly maintained shrubs, including Bistort and Alpine Rose.

A private path leads to the recessed front entrance, which is sheltered beneath a projecting canopy porch. A further private pathway extends along the left-hand side elevation, flanked by mature planting and providing access to a secondary entrance into the rear lobby, with onward access to the kitchen, utility room, and store. A timber picket gate opens to the rear garden.

Rear Garden
The rear garden is a well-established and thoughtfully maintained space, primarily laid to lawn with a central pathway and mature borders planted with a variety of shrubs and perennials, including Rhododendrons and Hydrangeas.

Adjacent to the sitting room is a small patio area, with steps leading down to the lawn, creating a natural link between the house and garden-well suited to outdoor dining, entertaining, or simply enjoying the surrounding greenery.

At the far end of the garden stands a substantial aluminium-framed glasshouse, ideal for horticultural use, along with a separate timber garden shed, discreetly screened behind a mature lilac tree.

Important Notice:
Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of these Sales Particulars, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed, and they do not constitute a contract or part of one. David Cosby Chartered Surveyors have not conducted a survey of the premises nor tested services, appliances, equipment, or fittings within the property and therefore no guarantee can be made that they are in good working order. No assumption should be made that the property has all necessary statutory approvals and consents such as planning and building regulations approval. Any measurements given within the particulars are approximate and photographs are provided for general information and do not infer that any item shown is included in the sale. Any plans provided are for illustrative purposes only and are not to scale.

 In all cases, prospective purchasers should verify matters for themselves by way of independent inspection and enquiries. Any comments made herein on the condition of the property are provided for guidance only and should not be relied upon.

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