Harlestone Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5

Details:
A substantial Edwardian five-bedroom detached home with two storey garage, basement, and large enclosed rear garden.

Occupying an elevated plot and constructed in the Arts and Crafts style, this attractive property features Flemish bond red brickwork, rendered gables, and tiled roofs extending over an open-fronted porch. Set back behind a gated drive and brick boundary wall, it also features a detached two-storey garage with a first-floor studio/home office. The landscaped front garden complements a substantial rear garden, which includes a lawn, mature planting, a full-width patio, and a pergola-covered seating area-perfect for outdoor entertaining.

Originally part of the Spencer Estate, this spacious family home was once under the ownership of The Right Honourable John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, a Knight of the Garter.

Internally, the well-proportioned accommodation is arranged over two floors, comprising large reception rooms, a spacious kitchen/breakfast room, and a ground-floor shower room. A versatile family room offers potential as a fifth bedroom, while upstairs there are four generous double bedrooms, a well-appointed family bathroom, and ample built-in storage. The property also benefits from a large basement, currently used as a utility and storage space, with potential for use as a workshop or hobby area.

Features:
Edwardian Detached Townhouse
Arts and Crafts Architecture
Historic Spencer Estate Connection
Large Reception Rooms
Versatile Five-Bedroom Layout
Basement with Potential
Two-Storey Detached Garage with Home Office / Studio
Substantial Rear Garden
Excellent Transport Links

Local Authority: West Northants Council (Northampton area)
Council Tax: Band G
EPC: E
Services: Gas, Electricity, Drainage, and Water
Broadband: Ultrafast Broadband Available - Download 1800 Mbps / Upload 1000 Mbps

Location:
Located on a large, elevated plot within the Spencer/Dallington area, the property benefits from excellent transport links and easy access to local amenities.

For outdoor enthusiasts, Dallington Park, a historic 23-acre green space, provides walking trails and recreational facilities, while Harlestone Firs offers woodland trails for walking, running, and cycling.

Families have access to well-regarded schools, including Earls Spencer Primary School and The Duston School, which provides education from primary through to sixth form. Independent options such as Quinton House School are also nearby.

Commuters benefit from good transport connections, with Northampton Railway Station providing regular services to London Euston in under an hour. The M1 motorway (junctions 15 and 15A) is easily accessible, offering convenient links to Milton Keynes, Birmingham, and beyond.

Accommodation:

Ground Floor:
Entrance Hall
Accessed via an original part-glazed timber panel door, the entrance hall showcases period features, including deep-set skirtings, architraves, and a panelled timber staircase with a half-landing and sphere finial newel posts. The walls feature low-level timber panelling, dado rails, and decorative lining paper, while the floor is finished with varnished pitch pine boards. Natural light is provided by a front-facing window and a full-width three-unit window on the first-floor landing. Traditional six-panel timber doors lead to the principal ground floor rooms, while an inner lobby to the rear right-hand side provides two storage cupboards and access to the ground floor.

Kitchen / Breakfast Room
A spacious and practical kitchen, ideal for family gatherings and entertaining. It features cottage-style off-white base and wall units with quartz worktops and upstands, complemented by polished limestone flooring. Natural light floods the space through two double-glazed sash windows overlooking the rear garden, along with French doors opening onto the patio. Beneath the windows, a 1½ bowl ceramic sink with a chrome mixer tap and pull-out hose adds functionality. A large central island with a quartz worktop and breakfast bar provides additional storage and seating for four. The kitchen is well-equipped with a 5-burner range cooker with a three-door oven and warming plate, stylish grey metro tiles, and space for a two-door fridge freezer. Further integrated appliances include a dishwasher, with additional space for a washing machine. A six-panel door leads to the sitting room.

Sitting Room
Positioned at the rear left-hand side of the property, this bright and well-presented space features glazed French doors with matching sidelights, opening onto the patio and overlooking the rear garden. The room benefits from high ceilings, exposed stained timber floorboards, and evenly spaced recessed spotlights. An interconnecting door leads to the family room/bedroom five.

Family Room / Bedroom Five
Currently used as a bedroom, this versatile space features high ceilings, profiled perimeter covings, and dado rails. A two-unit sash window provides natural light from the side elevation, while the Edwardian dark-stained floorboards enhance its period character. The room is accessed from the entrance hall and has an interconnecting door to the sitting room.

Dining Room
The principal ground-floor reception room, featuring a charming segmental bay with modern double-glazed sash windows overlooking the front aspect. High ceilings with perimeter coving, deep-set skirtings, and dark-stained exposed timber floorboards enhance its period character. A feature fireplace with a decorative metal insert, polished hearth, and traditional timber surround sits within a recessed opening with a curved arch. The room is illuminated by two pendant lights with period plaster ceiling roses.

Ground Floor Shower
Situated at the front right-hand side of the property, this spacious shower room benefits from good natural light via a two-unit frosted sash window to the front aspect. It features a large corner shower with a double-swing tempered glass screen and a stainless-steel rainfall shower rose, along with a traditional close-coupled WC and a large ceramic clam shell washbasin with chrome pillar taps and a fluted pedestal. The walls are finished with polished geometric ceramic tiles, complemented by recessed spotlighting.

Basement
Accessed via brick steps leading down from the ground floor bathroom, this spacious and practical basement features a brick-lined floor and emulsion-coated brick perimeter walls. Currently used as an additional utility space, it houses the gas meter, digital electric meter, and consumer unit. With its generous proportions, the basement offers potential as a workshop, storage area, or hobby space.

First Floor Landing
The galleried first-floor landing features exposed pitch-pine floorboards and benefits from good natural light via a three-unit front-facing window. The half-landing staircase has turned balustrades, profiled handrails, and sphere finial newel posts, adding to the home's period charm. Original six-panel doors provide access to the bedrooms, family bathroom, and airing cupboard. A large storage cupboard with built-in shelving sits to the right-hand side, with a frosted single-glazed sash window to the side aspect. A timber ceiling hatch offers access to the roof space.

Bedroom One
Situated at the front left-hand side of the property, this dual-aspect bedroom benefits from a two-unit sash window overlooking the front aspect and an additional sash window to the side, allowing for plenty of natural light. The walls feature profiled picture rails and are neutrally decorated, enhancing the light and spacious feel. The stained timber floorboards add character, while a four-door built-in wardrobe provides ample storage with a clothes rail and upper shelving. Artificial lighting is provided by a central pendant light with a decorative plaster ceiling rose.

Bedroom Two
Situated at the rear left-hand side of the property, this bedroom enjoys views over the garden. The floors are finished with dark-stained timber boards, while the walls feature part decorative lining paper and neutral emulsion. A four-door wardrobe with a fitted clothes rail provides excellent storage, and lighting is provided by a pendant light with a decorative ceiling rose.

Bedroom Three
Situated at the rear right-hand side of the property, this small double bedroom features a two-unit sash window overlooking the rear garden. The neutrally decorated walls and part-vaulted ceiling create a light and airy feel, while the exposed timber floorboards are ready for new fixed coverings.

Bedroom Four
Positioned at the rear of the property, this modest double bedroom features a two-unit sash window overlooking the rear garden. The floors are finished with timber laminate boards.

Family Bathroom
Situated at the front right-hand side of the property, the family bathroom features a traditional four-piece suite, including a roll-top double-ended bath with chrome mixer tap and shower cradle, a walk-in shower cubicle, a ceramic pedestal washbasin, and a high-level WC with a chain pull flush mechanism. The floor is finished with ceramic checkerboard tiles, while a double sash window to the side elevation provides natural light. A useful eaves cupboard offers additional storage.

Grounds
Front Aspect
Set well back from Harlestone Road, the property is enclosed by a Flemish bond red brick boundary wall with chamfered concrete copings. A brick pier vehicular entrance, accessed via double swing decorative metal gates to the left-hand side, leads to a macadam driveway with off-road parking and a two-storey detached brick garage. Brick steps ascend from the parking bay to the raised front garden, which features a well-tended lawn, a privet hedgerow along the front boundary, and part-trellised timber panel fencing on both sides. Further pedestrian access is available to the right-hand side via a timber ledged, framed, and braced gate, leading to brick-walled steps up to the front garden. A block-paved pathway extends across the full width of the front elevation, providing dual gated access to the rear garden.

The attractive main entrance is framed by an open-fronted porch, featuring a terracotta tile step and a wall-mounted coach light.

Rear Aspect
The substantial rear garden features a central lawned area, bordered by established shrubs and trees. A large, full-width patio, accessed from the kitchen/breakfast room, provides ample space for alfresco dining and entertaining. A pathway extends along the left-hand side of the garden, leading to an additional large seating area with a timber pergola. Patio doors from the sitting room further enhance the versatility of this outdoor space. To the left-hand side of the property, a gravelled area offers space for potted plants, alongside a hardstanding seating area adjacent to a trellised fence with Jasmine Vine, creating a relaxing sheltered retreat.

Garage
The ground-floor garage of the two-storey outbuilding is accessed via an aluminium up-and-over vehicular door. It features white emulsion brick walls and receives natural light through a four-unit fixed window on the right-hand side elevation. The space is equipped with fixed ventilation, power, and lighting.

Home Office / Studio
Located above the ground-floor garage, this versatile first-floor room is accessed via brick steps from the left-hand side gravelled garden. A slatted timber ledged and braced door with a Suffolk latch opens into a space converted by the current owners into a home beauty salon. The room features timber laminate flooring, dry-lined perimeter walls, and a mix of stylish wallpaper and emulsion finishes. Two individually glazed windows provide natural light, while recessed spotlights and a central wall-mounted dome light offer artificial illumination. Equipped with power and lighting via a separate fused supply, the space is heated by a wall-mounted electric panel radiator, making it ideal for use as a home office, studio, or workspace.

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.