The Country Centre, Duston, Northampton, NN5
- Use Class
- Use Class: C2
Key Features
- Full planning consent for 9 x residential units to provide supported living accommodation (Class C2)
- Affluent location on the outskirts of Northampton
- Flexible planning outlook
- Sale on behalf of Administrators
Description
The property currently comprises Northampton Country Centre; a day care centre for adults and children with learning difficulties. The yard and buildings are situated to the north of the site and comprise a Portakabin building (used for offices and classroom space), a steel portal framed, fully enclosed agricultural shed, polytunnels and greenhouses together with a mixture of hardcore, concrete and gravel yard areas.
The paddock comprises an area of pastureland which is used for grazing and a SUDs basin. The basin is a drainage reservoir from the neighbouring development site to the south.
We understand that the paddock has a restriction over it barring any development.
The property is located in Duston in Northampton, approximately 2.9 miles to the west of Northampton Town Centre. The M1 Motorway is located approximately 2 miles to the southwest of the property.
The property is situated off Berrywood Drive on the northwestern fringe of Northampton in a predominantly residential area.
The property has full planning consent for wholesale redevelopment under planning reference: 2025/1700/FUL. The approved consent allows for the development of 9 x residential units to provide Residential Supported Living Accommodation (Class C2); replacement of existing single storey timber structure building in use as a day care centre, with a two-storey permanent structure building, reconfiguration of the site layout to provide parking, bin storage areas, cycle parking, recreation facilities and access ways, front boundary wall and gate. Approved 14th August 2025.
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- The Duston School548 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Pupils
- 2,064
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School843 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 391
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Duston Eldean Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 418
- Type
- Community school
- Harpole Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 186
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Hopping Hill Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 423
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- The Duston School548 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Pupils
- 2,064
- Type
- Academy converter
- Northampton International Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,754
- Type
- Free schools
- Campion School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,309
- Type
- Academy converter
- Malcolm Arnold Academy3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,278
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Abbeyfield School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,296
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- 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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