251-255 Wellingborough Road 251-255 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN1 4EH

The subject property occupies a prominent spot on Wellingborough Road, an area known for high footfall and mixed retail/residential use, adjacent to Abington Park and a short walk from the town centre. The property is arranged over ground, first and second floors with a rear car park. The property is suitable for a number of alternative uses.

Northampton blends rich history with modern growth. Once the centre of Britain’s renowned boot and shoe industry, the town now thrives as a cultural, commercial, and retail hub. With its mix of heritage architecture, green spaces like Abington Park, and strong transport links to London and Birmingham, Northampton offers the perfect balance of tradition and contemporary living - making it an ideal location for shopping, business, and lifestyle experiences. With a population of 215,000 Northampton is one of the largest market towns in England. It is a county town of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands and is situated 60 miles (97 km) north-west of London and 45 miles (72 km) south-east of Birmingham.

Originally part of Northampton’s booming boot and shoe manufacturing industry in the late Victorian era, the buildings around 194–196 and 254 Wellingborough Road once housed small footwear workshops known as Abington Works, a sleeve of the town’s industrial legacy. Though not currently listed, the structures are Y noted in historic surveys as traditional Victorian masonry terraces built around the 4 5 1880s for shoemaking enterprises.