3 bed semi-detached house for sale

The Old Post Office, 58 Upper Harlestone, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN7

For sale by auction on Thursday, 12 Nov 2026 at 11:00

Venue: Livestream

This delightful period stone house stands in an enviable position adjacent to and backing onto open pasture forming part of the Althorp Estate in one of the most sought after locations in Northamptonshire.

The house is believed to date from the early 19th Century constructed of ironstone beneath a part thatch and part slate roof and offers considerable scope for modernisation and refurbishment to the three bedroomed accommodation with potential for extension into the attached outbuilding subject to planning permission. Formally the village Post Office and now vacant the property retains a wealth of character features and stands in private gardens extending to just under a quarter of an acre.

The property stands in the Harlestone village Conservation Area and is not a Listed building. The house forms part of the Althorp Estate and will be sold subject the Estate standard schedule of covenants.

Accommodation
ground floor
Reception hall, living room, Post Office servery, store, cloakroom, dining room, kitchen, pantry and porch.

First floor
Landing, bedroom one, bedroom two, bedroom three, bath/shower room.

Outside
The house stands back from the road behind the deep front garden bounded by paled fencing and a pathway leads to the front door flanked either side by lawns and well stocked flower and shrub borders containing a variety of mature small trees including Holly, Laurel, Oak, Sumac and Magnolia. The garden continues on the eastern side of the house where there is a former kitchen garden once used for the production of vegetables and bounded by post and rail fencing. A doorway leads to the courtyard.

Outbuildings
Workshop, fuel store, wood store and external WC.

Rear garden
Laid to lawn housing the now derelict greenhouse and the oil storage tank, the rear garden is bounded by post and rail fencing and Beech hedging and contains a number of mature shrubs and small trees backing directly onto open pasture.

Historical note and planning
The property stands in the Harlestone village Conservation Area and is not a Listed building. The house forms part of the Althorp Estate and will be sold subject the Estate standard schedule of covenants.

Agents note
the garden standing to the eastern side of the house was once used for the production of vegetables and is bounded by post and rail fencing. This area is excluded from the sale by auction however, it will be offered to the successful bidder by separate contract at A price of £35,000 immediately following the completion of the sale. Should the successful bidder fail to take up the option to purchase within four weeks, this land will be retained by the althorp estate, and the buyer will be responsible for erecting new boundary fences and walls along the party boundary.

EPC Rating: E

Additional Fees
Buyers Premium: The purchaser will be required to pay a buyers premium charge of £3,600 (£3,000 plus VAT).

Administration Charge - The purchaser will be required to pay an administration charge of £1,800 (£1,500 plus VAT).

Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

Price Information
* Guides are provided as an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide.

Additional Fees Information
Please be aware there may be additional fees payable on top of the final sale price. This includes and are not limited to administration charges and buyer's premium fees payable on exchange, and disbursements payable on completion. Please ensure you check the property information page for a list of any relevant additional fees as well as reading the legal pack for any disbursements.