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Guide Price£135,000

The Barn, Church Street, Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire LE8

Bedrooms
4

Key Features

  • Auction: 28.10.2026 10:00
  • Development Opportunity
  • Large Barn with Planning Permission
  • Highly Desirable Village Setting
  • Double Garage already Built
  • Gated Development
  • Four Bedrooms & Three Bathrooms
  • Four Reception Rooms and Dining Kitchen

Description

For sale by Auction.

The auction will take place over two days, commencing on 28 October 2026. Properties will be allocated to either Day 1 or Day 2 when the catalogue is finalised. The specific auction date and lot number for this property will be confirmed once the catalogue has been published.

A substantial barn with planning permission in place for conversion to a large, four bedroom, home.

Situated in a quiet location within the highly desirable village of Blaby and part of a gated development in the grounds of Blaby Hall.

Planning was granted in 2021 Reference 21/0159/FUL and has been implemented by the erection of a double garage.

The conversion will offer main accommodation over two floors and will offer-

Reception Hallway
Four reception Rooms
Large Dining Kitchen
Boot Room
Utility Room
Cloakroom
Landing
Four Bedrooms
Two Ensuites
Family Bathroom
Good Size Garden
Parking
Double Garage

Designed by renowned Architects David Granger Design Ltd.

The location gives easy access to Balby centre with a great range of amenities and close by are an abundance of country walks and Bouskell Park.

Draft Sales Particulars These sales details are awaiting vendor approval

Tenure: Freehold

Terms:
Auction Details

The sale of this property will take place on the stated date by way of Live streamed auction and is being sold under the Unconditional sale type.

Binding contracts will be exchanged at the point of sale.

All sales are subject to our Common Auction Conditions and Bidder Terms. Properties located in Scotland and Northern Ireland will be subject to applicable local laws.

Auction Deposit and Fees

The following deposits and non-refundable auctioneers fees apply, and are payable immediately upon exchange of contracts:

• 5% deposit (subject to a minimum of £5,000)

• Buyer’s Fee of 3.6% inc. VAT of the purchase price (subject to a minimum of £6,000 inc. VAT)

There may be additional fees listed in the Special Conditions of Sale, which will be available to view within the Legal Pack. You must read the Legal Pack carefully before bidding.

Additional Information

For full details about our auction processes, please refer to the Bidder Terms which can be viewed on our home page.

This explains the types of auction and sale methods we offer, the bidding registration process, your payment obligations, and how to view the Legal Pack (and any applicable home report for residential Scottish properties).

Guide Price & Reserve Price

Each property sold is subject to a Reserve Price. The Reserve Price will be within + or - 10% of the Guide Price. The Guide Price is issued solely as a guide so that a buyer can consider whether or not to pursue their interest. A full definition can be found within the Buyers Terms.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-22

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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Restrictions
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 78% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School568 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    329
    Type
    Community school
  • Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School705 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    197
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    178
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Glen Hills Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    471
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Rolleston Primary School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    397
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • South Wigston High School1 mileOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    730
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Countesthorpe Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,149
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School1.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 16
    Pupils
    979
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wigston College1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    16 to 18
    Pupils
    241
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wigston Academy1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,286
    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 Blaby, Blaby200 metres
Morrisons Daily Leicester Blaby Forge Corner, Blaby204 metres
Iceland Blaby, Blaby267 metres

GP surgery

Northfield Medical Centre290 metres

Pharmacy

Blaby Pharmacy396 metres

Hospital

Leicester Royal Infirmary3.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden73 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

South Wigston Rail Station1.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Aldi187 metres

Typical drive times

Hinckley20 min · 13 miles
Lutterworth15 min · 8.8 miles
Earl Shilton15 min · 9 miles
Leicester (city)11 min · 4.8 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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