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£800,000

Red Lion, Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire, LE16

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Use Class: Sui Generis

Key Features

  • Four bedroom public house and restaurant
  • Affluent West Northamptonshire village location
  • Two internal trade areas and ground floor cellar
  • Car park, trade patio, double garage and private patio
  • Permission to build a three bedroom bungalow on site
  • Permission to convert barn into a residential cottage

Description

The Red Lion is situated in the affluent West Northamptonshire village of Sibbertoft which lies in the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire borderlands. The village is located 5.9 miles southwest of Market Harborough, 9.3 miles east of Lutterworth and 17.1 miles north of Northampton.

Sibbertoft benefits from notable landmarks and amenities, such as a First World War memorial park, the Battle of Nasby site, a nursing home and a church dedicated to Saint Helen. The nearby town of Market Harborough provides larger shopping outlets, supermarkets and fuel stations.

The Red Lion occupies a two storey, semi-detached brick building under a pitched tile roof. The property benefits from being located on Welland Rise where it is the only public house in the village.

TRADE AREAS
Front ENTRANCE PORCH providing access to the MAIN BAR with seating for 22, Karndean floor, log burner and wooden bar servery with stairs to the first floor behind. RESTAURANT with seating for 28, log burner and carpet floor. INNER HALL with access to a bottle store and Ladies’ and Gentlemen's TOILETS. Side ENTRANCE PORCH with access to the open plan, ground floor CELLAR. Fully-fitted COMMERCIAL KITCHEN with pot wash area/fridge and freezer store.

OWNERS ACCOMMODATION
FIRST FLOOR:
THREE DOUBLE BEDROOMS. SINGLE BEDROOM. LOUNGE. KITCHEN. SHOWER ROOM.

BARN
GROUND FLOOR:
CONFERENCE ROOM (currently utilised as a storage room). UTILITY ROOM. Single storey DOUBLE GARAGE adjacent.

FIRST FLOOR:
APARTMENT 1: Galley Kitchen. Twin Bedroom. Double Bedroom. Bathroom.
Note: Apartment 1 benefits from granted planning permission for conversion into a two double bedroom cottage integrating the ground floor conference room and utility room. It is currently let on a short term tenancy basis, achieving a rental income of £850 per calendar month.

APARTMENT 2: Galley Kitchen. Double Bedroom. Shower Room.
Note: Apartment 2 is currently let on a short term tenancy basis, achieving a rental income of £700 per calendar month.

EXTERNAL
Rear CAR PARK with space for 10 vehicles. Private PATIO with feature pond. Rear TRADE PATIO with bench seating for 24 and smoking shelter. Oil tank. Lawned TRADE GARDEN with planning permission to erect a three bedroom, detached dormer bungalow with garage.

BUSINESS
Our clients have owned the Red Lion since October 2004. The business is currently operated by our husband and wife clients alongside one part time member of staff. The premises operates as a traditional public house and restaurant serving a British classics menu. It enjoys trade from the local community and destination diners, as well as visitors to the nearby campsites and gliding club.

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Date Posted
2026-07-17

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good LimitedVodafone 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

  • Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    98
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Naseby Church of England Primary Academy3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    31
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    106
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Welland Park Academy4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,014
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Robert Smyth Academy4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,349
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Guilsborough Academy5.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,198
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kibworth Mead Academy6.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    852
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Montsaye Academy8.2 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,017
    Type
    Academy converter

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

Spar - Market Harborough, Market Harborough4 miles
Sainsburys Market Harborough Harvest Road, Market Harborough4.2 miles
Co-op Petrol Coventry Rd, Market Harborough4.3 miles

GP surgery

Husbands Bosworth Medical Centre2.4 miles

Pharmacy

Torchway Pharmacy4.2 miles

Hospital

St Lukes Hospital4.6 miles

Green space

Play Space203 metres

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Market Harborough Rail Station4.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Welland Rise134 metres

Typical drive times

Kettering22 min · 15 miles
Desborough17 min · 12 miles
Lutterworth18 min · 9.2 miles
Leicester (city)33 min · 17 miles
Market Harborough15 min · 9.9 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

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to 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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