ShareSave
£325,000

The Sun, Mill Road, Kislingbury, West Northamptonshire

Use Class
Use Class: Sui Generis

Key Features

  • Detached, three-storey public house and restaurant
  • Picturesque village close to M1 and Northampton
  • Three internal trade areas, beer garden and patio
  • Fitted commercial kitchen and ground floor cellar
  • Dedicated owners' flat with domestic kitchen
  • Successful business with net sales over £415,000

Description

The Sun Inn, which dates back to 1866, occupies a Grade II listed, three-storey, detached stone building under a thatched roof (re-thatched in 2021). It is located on Mill Road in the centre of the village.

The property briefly comprises:

TRADE AREAS
FRONT ENTRANCE PORCH providing entry to the MAIN BAR which has seating for 20, TGV flooring, a wooden main BAR SERVERY, an external rear door to the trade patio/garden and entry to both GENTLEMEN’S and LADIES’ TOILETS. The latter include baby changing facilities.

MIDDLE BAR with seating for 8, carpet flooring, an additional front entrance door and an extension of the BAR SERVERY.

RESTAURANT/LOWER BAR with seating for 22 and carpet flooring.

Behind the bar is a fully-fitted COMMERCIAL KITCHEN with potwash area and fridge/freezer store, as well as an enclosed staircase to the first floor accommodation.

OWNERS' ACCOMMODATION
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING with staircase to the second/top floor. DOUBLE BEDROOM. LOUNGE. KITCHEN/DINER/OFFICE. BATHROOM.

SECOND/TOP FLOOR
LANDING. SHOWER ROOM currently utilised as a storeroom. DOUBLE BEDROOM.

EXTERNAL
Front TRADE PATIO with open and sheltered seating for 70 and BRICK OUTBUILDING 1/CELLAR comprising a cool room and a storeroom. REAR TRADE PATIO/LAWNED BEER GARDEN with combined seating for 30 and BRICK OUTBUILDING 2 which contains the central heating boiler. Customer parking can be found on the surrounding residential streets.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Ask Agent
Council Tax Band
Ask Agent
Date Posted
2026-08-12

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Ask Agent
Water
Ask Agent
Heating
Ask Agent
Broadband
Ask Agent
Sewerage
Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Listed Property
Ask Agent
Restrictions
Ask Agent

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

Property Features

Accessibility
Ask Agent
Parking
Ask Agent
Garden
Ask Agent

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

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone 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

  • Kislingbury Primary School230 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    111
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Harpole Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    186
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Luke's Church of England Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    391
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Pineham Barns Primary School1.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    413
    Type
    Free schools
  • Upton Meadows Primary School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    387
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Campion School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,309
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Duston School1.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    2,064
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Abbeyfield School3.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,296
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Wootton Park School3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    1,670
    Type
    Free schools
  • Northampton International Academy3.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    1,754
    Type
    Free schools

* 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

Co-op Pineham, Northampton1.5 miles
Asda The Oval Express Petrol, Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire1.6 miles
Co-op Northampton - Upton Place, Northampton1.6 miles

GP surgery

Bugbrooke Medical Practice1.6 miles

Pharmacy

Bugbrooke Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

Berrywood Hospital1.6 miles

Green space

Playing Field422 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

Northampton Rail Station3.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Old Red Lion186 metres

Typical drive times

Daventry16 min · 10 miles
Towcester15 min · 11 miles
Northampton14 min · 5.3 miles
Wellingborough26 min · 18 miles
Milton Keynes (city)28 min · 22 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.

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.

Contact Sidney Phillips Limited, East

Shepherds Meadow, Eaton Bishop, HR2 9UA

View agent profile

About you

Please note that LandSale will send the above details to Sidney Phillips Limited, East only. By submitting this form, you confirm that you agree to our terms of use, our privacy policy.

Similar properties for sale