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£340,000

Shirley Road, Rushden

Land size
0.41 acres

Key Features

  • Freehold land for sale
  • Potential for 5 dwellings
  • Can be sold subject to planning
  • Just over 0.4 of an acre (0.165 hectares)

Description

Potential residential development site offering approx. 0.4 of an acre (0.136 hectares) with a suggestion for five dwellings, all within walking distance to Rushden town centre. The land can be sold subject to planning.

SERVICES We understand there are no services connected to the site but there is gas, water and electric available in the road. No warranty can be given in respect of the connection condition of working order of any fixtures and fittings.

TENURE The site is freehold.

CONDITIONS The land can be sold subject to planning.

LEGAL COSTS Each party is responsible for their own legal costs incurred with the transaction.

VIEWINGS Strictly via appointment only. Please contact us on to organise your accompanied viewing.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 94% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Denfield Park Primary School252 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    444
    Type
    Community school
  • Alfred Lord Tennyson School642 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    147
    Type
    Community school
  • Newton Road School803 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Higham Ferrers Junior School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    322
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    255
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Rushden Academy703 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    961
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Ferrers School0.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    937
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Huxlow Academy2.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    783
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wollaston School3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,432
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wrenn School4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,537
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Rushden Superstore, Rushden339 metres
Iceland Rushden High Street, Rushden585 metres
Lidl Newton Road Rushden, Rushden658 metres

GP surgery

Rushden Medical Centre898 metres

Pharmacy

Cherry Pharmacy492 metres

Hospital

Isebrook Hospital3.7 miles

Green space

Play Space301 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Wellingborough Rail Station3.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rushden ASDA272 metres

Typical drive times

Raunds11 min · 6.9 miles
Rushden3 min · 1 miles
Higham Ferrers3 min · 1 miles
Irthlingborough7 min · 3.7 miles
Milton Keynes (city)35 min · 23 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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