Abington Cottages, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1

Nestled away in Abington is this Grade II listed cottage built in 1846 as part of the Wantage Estate. Located in a Conservation area this charming cottage which is tucked away along a private access road off Abington Avenue. The cottage, one of only 3 in this location, retains many historical features, and benefits from having dedicated off road parking, beautiful mullioned windows with muntins and secondary glazing, quarry tiled flooring and gas fired heating. Offered for sale with no onward chain, this beautiful cottage provides comfortable living whilst being in the heart of Abington.
Formerly, we believe, a 2 bed cottage, it is now a large 1 bed with a spacious upstairs four piece bathroom incorporating a separate bath and shower cubicle, private courtyard to the rear, and a sunny patio and portico to the front. Screened by a mix of yew and bay trees, near the County Cricket ground, with simple flowerbeds and a freshly gravelled parking space at the front.
Inside there is a cosy 16’ sitting room, with open fireplace for relaxing, wintery evenings, while still benefitting from gas radiator central heating throughout. The flooring has been recently replaced, but we are informed the original flooring is still intact underneath and could be brought back in to use. There is also a large L-shaped under stairs storage cupboard. While still benefitting from gas radiator central heating throughout, the original cast iron windows have secondary glazing internally, but can still be opened. There is a 17’ kitchen, and a walk in pantry that houses both the gas fired boiler, serviced in September 2025 and the fuse box which is updated. Linking the property to the kitchen there is a garden room with radiator heating. On the first floor there is a large light bedroom, landing with space for a dressing table and a four piece bathroom.
Externally to the rear, there is a private cottage courtyard garden, which is enclosed and features a variety of shrubs and trees, and provides a quiet haven to sit outside and relax.
Outside the area is fronted by a Chinese Honeysuckle hedge approx. 60 years old which defines the front property boundary from the privately owned road and a newly gravelled drive, with parking for one vehicle.
The cottage is also ideally located a short walk from the nationally renowned Abington Park with its 117 acres of green space and various lakes and woodland and The Racecourse Park with its 118 acres of recreation ground. Abington Park also benefits from having tennis court, bowls green, historic church and children’s play area. Abington has a mixed array of shops, restaurants, pubs, cafes and independent stores, along the Wellingborough Road and surrounding residential roads.
Council tax Band ‘C’
Grade 2 listed, Abington Cottages, Nos 1 to 4
(formerly Loyds Almshouses) II
1846 by E.F Law in Tudor style. Ashlar dressed squared rubble, Welsh slated roof. Symmetrical main block has two storey projecting central gable with four-light leaded casement window over porch of three pointed four-centred arches with buttresses, one storey and attic sides have four gabled half dormers, four leaded casement windows under dripmoulds. Two gabled porches. Projecting gabled one storey wing on left has leaded casement window. Listing NGR: SP