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Guide Price£525,000

Main Street, Higham-on-the-Hill

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Detached barn conversion of exceptional character
  • Sought-after Higham on the Hill village setting
  • Farmhouse-style kitchen with handcrafted units
  • Impressive dining hall and characterful living room
  • Stunning inglenook fireplace with multi-fuel stove
  • Three spacious double bedrooms and two bathrooms
  • Wrap-around walled gardens with sunny aspect
  • Ample parking and useful outbuildings
  • EPC Rating C / Council Tax Band F / Freehold

Description

Alexanders offer to the market this impressive and skilfully converted detached barn conversion, set within the highly sought-after village of Higham on the Hill.

Showcasing a wealth of original features, the property boasts exposed beams, vaulted ceilings, striking full-height brickwork and a magnificent inglenook fireplace with multi-fuel stove.

The accommodation is both generous and thoughtfully arranged, including an impressive dining hall, a characterful sitting room and a farmhouse-style kitchen with handcrafted units. Three well-proportioned double bedrooms are complemented by an en suite shower room and family bathroom, while traditional elements such as latched doors and timber flooring enhance the home’s unique sense of heritage.

Set well back from the road, the property enjoys ample parking and delightful wrap-around walled gardens, offering a private and established outdoor setting with patio areas and mature planting.

Higham on the Hill provides a charming village setting with everyday amenities close at hand, alongside convenient access to Hinckley, Nuneaton and key transport links including the A5 and M69.

Accommodation: - The generous accommodation offers an impressive dining hall, a characterful sitting room, a farmhouse-style kitchen with handcrafted units, and a utility room. There are three well-proportioned double bedrooms, including a main bedroom with en suite shower room, alongside a family bathroom. Throughout, the property retains a wealth of period detailing, including latched and braced doors, timber flooring, and traditional finishes, all enhancing its unique appeal.

Gardens And Land: - Outside, the home is set well back from the road and benefits from ample parking for several vehicles. The delightful wrap-around walled gardens enjoy a sunny aspect and provide a private and established setting, with patio areas, a lawned area, mature planting, and useful outbuildings.

Location: - Higham on the Hill is a charming rural village in Leicestershire, known for its peaceful setting and strong sense of community. It offers attractive countryside views, a traditional village atmosphere, and convenient access to nearby towns such as Hinckley and Nuneaton. With local amenities including a village hall, church, and primary school and has excellent transport links via the A5 and M69.

Method Of Sale: - The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty.

Measurements: - Every care has been taken to reflect the true dimensions of this property, but they should be treated as approximate and for general guidance only.

Tenure: - The property is being sold freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Local Authority: - Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Hinckley Hub, Rugby, Hinckley Leics, LE10 0FR. Council Tax Band F.

Viewings: - Viewing strictly by appointment only via sole selling agent, Alexanders of Market Bosworth, 7 Main St, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton CV13 0JN.

Services: - The property is connected to mains gas, electricity, water, and drainage.

Please note that none of the services, systems or appliances, including; heating, plumbing, and electrics, have been tested by the selling agents.

Public Rights Of Way, Wayleaves & Easements: - The property is sold subject to all existing public rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other legal rights, whether or not specifically mentioned in these particulars.

Plans And Boundaries: - The plans included in these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and are intended for guidance only. While believed to be correct, their accuracy is not guaranteed. The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and the extent of the ownership. Neither the vendor nor their agents will be held responsible for defining ownership or boundary lines.

Technical Information: - Further details, including any covenants, overage provisions, or other relevant legal or technical information, can be provided upon request.

Money Laundering: - Where an offer is successfully put forward, we are obliged by law to ask the prospective purchaser for confirmation of their identity. This will include production of their passport or driving licence and recent utility bill to prove residence. Prospective purchasers will also be required to have an AML search conducted at their cost. This evidence and search will be required prior to solicitors being instructed.

General Note: - These particulars whilst believed to be accurate set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on these particulars of sale as a statement of representation of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in this agents employment has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect to the property.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-04-23

Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
69 C
77 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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Restrictions
Yes

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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 25% 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

  • Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School113 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Milby Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    422
    Type
    Community school
  • Lower Farm Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    410
    Type
    Free schools
  • St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    217
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Weddington Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    476
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Higham Lane North Academy1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    154
    Type
    Free schools
  • Higham Lane School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,516
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    731
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Etone College2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,164
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Redmoor Academy2.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Aldi Coventry Road Hinckley, Hinckley1.6 miles
EG - OTM - Hinckley A5, Hinckley1.6 miles
Co-op Fieldfare Road, Hinckley1.7 miles

GP surgery

The Grange Medical Centre2.2 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.4 miles

Hospital

The Manor Hospital2.6 miles

Green space

Playing Field208 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

Nuneaton Rail Station2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Willow Cottage49 metres

Typical drive times

Bedworth15 min · 6.4 miles
Hinckley10 min · 4.3 miles
Nuneaton8 min · 3.1 miles
Atherstone10 min · 5.4 miles
Coventry (city)25 min · 13 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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