London End, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, NN6

SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD FARMHOUSE AND EXTENSIVE, PARTLY CONVERTED TRADITIONAL FARM BUILDINGS ENJOYING ELEVATED VIEWS ACROSS THE NENE VALLEY WITH AMPLE SCOPE TO ADAPT OR MODERNISE

London End Farm lies on the southern edge of Earls Barton, a thriving village with excellent local facilities to the east of the county town of Northampton and surrounding open countryside.

The property offers an extraordinary opportunity, being available for the first time in nearly a century and occupies a unique and little-known location on the edge of the village. Formerly a working dairy farm, the Grade II listed benefits from an elevated position with breathtaking views over the Nene Valley to the south.

The farmhouse provides generous accommodation over three floors with a further smaller former cottage attached to its western gable end.

To the east of the farmhouse is a range of traditional buildings which have been partially converted into a professional photographic studio with a self-contained, one-bedroom flat above. A further portion remains unconverted offering excellent storage and huge potential for repurposing, depending ones requirements.

The property is surrounded by professionally maintained, mature grounds, part laid to formal lawn edged with herbaceous and seasonal floral borders together with a small paddock and bountiful orchard planted with multiple species and varieties.

As with all unique properties, a viewing is essential to fully appreciate its scope and potential.

LONDON END FARMHOUSE

Accessed from London End to the east of the driveway, the pretty Grade II listed farmhouse comprises generous accommodation over three floors. An inviting and comfortable family home, the farmhouse presents a rare opportunity to modernise and redecorate both formal and informal spaces as well as the kitchen and bathroom facilities, offering a new owner huge potential to personalise the space and the experience in line with their own vision.

The generous part-glazed vestibule opens onto a central reception hall, featuring extensive, fine period oak panelling that extends to the rare square spiral staircase and the first floor. Principal reception rooms are accessed on either side of the hall. The sitting room is open plan to the garden room, which benefits from south-facing views over the garden, and has an adjoining wet room.

The dining room features a south-facing bay window and connects to a generous, traditional farmhouse breakfasting kitchen.

Three equally sized and generous double bedrooms (two interconnecting) are accessed from the first floor landing, all benefitting from south-facing views over the garden and across the Nene Valley. This floor shares a family bathroom and separate cloakroom.

The carpeted stairs continue to the second floor, providing two further generous double bedrooms and a shared shower room.

Accessed externally at the western gable end of the farmhouse is the original stone thatched cottage, which has been restored and provides a flexible ground floor area with a staircase rising to a mezzanine level. Steps also lead down to a cellar that lies under the sitting room of the main house and provides very dry storage.

TRADITIONAL COURTYARD OUTBUILDINGS

A series of traditional former farm buildings run along the eastern boundary of the property to the east of the farmhouse and left of the driveway. A pretty, modern red brick wall encloses a generous area of useful hardstanding in front of the outbuildings.

The main two-storey section is constructed of stone under part slate and fibre cement roof; the remaining part is single-storey. A portion of the outbuildings were converted in 1985 and now comprises:

THE STUDIO

Currently a state-of-the-art, professional photographic studio* and stainless steel commercial kitchen, the space is endlessly adaptable
to a multitude of potential commercial or residential uses. Providing approximately 1,100 square feet of space, the main studio is part vaulted alongside a separate one-storey storeroom and stairs rising up to a glazed mezzanine office overlooking the studio. Warm air industrial gas heating. *Business unaffected

THE FLAT

Situated on the first floor and accessed either externally via its own staircase or from the studio is a one-bedroom residential flat with a galley kitchen and an en suite shower room. Gas fired central heating via its own boiler.

The remaining buildings remain unconverted and currently provide a double garage and utility room to the farmhouse, along with cloakrooms for the studio. To the south of the studio lies the single-storey range currently providing generous storeroom along with former stabling, again used for storage and a separate, open-fronted hay/wood barn.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS

The partly-walled mature garden and grounds lie to the south of the farmhouse and west of the courtyard range of farm buildings. Running the length of the south-facing frontage of the farmhouse is a York stone paved seating and dining area overlooking the formal garden, offering a profusion of colour and interest throughout the seasons, and onwards across the Nene valley.

PADDOCK/ORCHARD

To the south of the garden and grounds are the orchard / paddock which benefit from direct vehicular access from the courtyard. The area is partly enclosed by post and rail fencing with numerous fruit trees and an open grazing area. In the northeastern corner, a double timber garage is used for the storage of machinery and equipment along with a separate oversized timber summerhouse that has been used by the current owners as a bar and event space. The orchard and paddock area total approximately 0.68 acres.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected to the farmhouse and the flat/studio.

Broadband: High speed broadband is available throughout the village and connected to the farmhouse and the flat/studio.

Local Authority: North Northamptonshire Council
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Outgoings:
FARMHOUSE - Council Tax Band G
£3,866.13 for the year 2025/2026
FLAT - Council Tax Band A
£1,546.45 for the year 2025/2026

EPC Rating: Farmhouse - Exempt Grade II Listed
Studio Flat – Awaiting certification

Tenure: Freehold