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Harborough Road, Lamport, Northamptonshire, NN6

East Midlands

£400,000

Listed on 19/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached
Area
1268 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden

Description

West Hill House is a detached 19th-century property with later extensions, set in a semi-rural position with countryside views to the rear. The two-storey main house has three bedrooms, a sitting room, a separate dining room and a kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen has fitted wall and base units, work surfaces and a sink, with a side lobby providing an external door. The sitting room includes a coal-effect fire and the main hall has stairs to the first-floor landing. There are two first-floor washrooms: a shower room and a separate bathroom. An attached outbuilding, previously used as a studio or domestic office, has light and power, as well as a shower room and laundry room. Outside, the gardens extend to the side and rear, with lawn, established trees and shrubs, a patio and an adjacent former orchard or wild garden. A garage with twin timber doors is also included. The property is offered with no chain and is described as requiring updating and modernisation. Mains water, gas and electricity are connected, with drainage to a septic tank. The house is freehold, has an EPC rating of D and is subject to Lamport Hall Estate covenants, for which further details are available from the agent.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

56out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

West Hill House offers a characterful canvas: a detached period home with countryside views, an established garden, garage and useful attached outbuilding with light and power. The photographed rooms are usable but dated, so the £7,000–£16,000 renovation range points to a light modernisation project—refreshing finishes and flooring, with scope to update the kitchen and bathrooms to taste.

At £400,000, the asking price is broadly in line with the local £/sqf benchmark, marginally below it, which is reasonable value rather than a clear bargain. The overall D grade reflects limited headroom against the local average-value measure, despite strong fundamentals and a promising setting. The estate covenants and septic tank drainage are worth understanding as part of due diligence.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated interior finishes and floor coverings, with the photographed rooms providing a broad view of the light modernisation scope.
  • Make the most of the attached, powered outbuilding, previously used as a studio or domestic office.
  • Enjoy or further shape the established garden, former orchard/wild garden area and countryside-facing setting.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Harborough Road, Lamport, Northamptonshire, NN6
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