Battleboro · Nash County · inside Rocky Mount city limits
A surveyed acre on Hathaway Street (US 301), between two occupied houses, eight miles from downtown Rocky Mount and three from I-95. City water is quoted in writing at $4,700. There is no sewer to tap, so the house goes on septic, and on this ground that means a mound system. The soil work is done, and we paid for the Improvement Permit ourselves: the application went to Nash County on October 21, and the county expects to decide within five business days.
Boundary drawn from the Eagle Sight survey onto the February 2026 aerial, so treat the overlay as approximate. The sealed survey itself is here (PDF).
A wooded build lot on a lived-in street: a house on the left, a house on the right, a paved state route out front. It is not cleared, and it is a home site in a small town, not a recreational tract.
$4,700 for a standard 3/4″ residential service, or $4,550 paid upfront (City of Rocky Mount, August 14, 2026). Quotes run 60 days and a larger service costs more.
There is no sewer you can tap here, so the house goes on septic. A licensed soil scientist’s borings found about 15,000 sq ft suitable for a mound system, along the street side. He sizes a two-bedroom system at about 9,600 sq ft and a three-bedroom at about 14,000, repair area included. The final layout is a three-bedroom T&J Panel fill system with a pump, an initial and a repair mound each about 44 by 93 ft, and a 32 by 60 ft house box between the mounds and the rear of the lot. Budget $20,000 to $30,000 for the system. The city allows septic here as long as the lot stays one parcel.
Modular and tiny homes are permitted, manufactured homes are not, and there is no minimum heated square footage. Setbacks are 30 ft front, 12 ft side, 30 ft rear.
173 ft on Hathaway Street, a paved NCDOT route. The city’s residential driveway standard is 12 to 24 ft wide, and the driveway permit is the buyer’s to pull.
Downtown Rocky Mount and its Amtrak station are 8.7 miles, about 14 minutes. I-95 Exit 145 is 3.3 miles. Battleboro’s village sits a few hundred yards south: a grocery, a church, a sub shop.
About 4 ft of fall across the whole acre, and none of it in a FEMA flood zone. Every tree is still standing; clearing a pad and a drive is the buyer’s.
We paid for the Improvement Permit ourselves, through the soil scientist who did the borings, sized for a three-bedroom house, so a two-bedroom build fits inside it. The application is in. The permit is Nash County Environmental Health’s to grant, and we will post the result here the day it lands.
Until the county approves, do not clear or grub the lot. Disturbing the drainfield or repair area can cost you the system.
The west end may be wetland. The soil report found wetland indicators on the western part of the lot. It is not on the federal wetland or flood maps and no delineation has been done. The house and septic go on the higher street side, which avoids it.
The neighbour’s patio and a septic hatch are over the north line. The survey marks a patio and blocks around a septic access hatch from 5326 Hathaway as possible encroachments, and an overhead cable from that house also crosses. We have put the neighbour on written notice. The soil scientist says the 20 ft separation from their system is generally covered by the setbacks, and places a new system at the south-eastern end.
A city sewage lift station sits about 150 ft north, on a fenced lot two doors up the street.
A CSX rail line runs about 1,200 ft east. You will hear trains.
The lot is flat, about 4.2 ft of fall across the acre, measured off USGS lidar. The higher ground is along the street, and that is where the soil scientist mapped the mound-suitable soil, so the house, the drive and the septic all go up front.
Source: USGS 3DEP one-metre bare-earth lidar, sampled inside the parcel boundary. Aerial measurement, not a surveyor’s level, and not a septic layout.
Photographed February 5, 2026, leaf-off. Nothing on this page is a rendering.
Everything we checked, and what is still open.
| Item | What we found | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Warranty deed recorded January 15, 2026, Nash County Book 3463 / Page 83. Title work done at closing. | Recorded |
| Liens & HOA | Noble Land Partners® LLC owns it outright. No mortgage, no HOA. 2025 taxes $85.68, paid. | Free & clear |
| Survey | Eagle Sight Land Surveying, sealed October 2, 2026: 1.00 acre (43,767 sq ft), 172.89 ft of frontage, an existing monument found at every corner. Read the survey (PDF). | Sealed |
| Zoning | R-10, City of Rocky Mount. Modular and tiny homes permitted; manufactured homes are not; no minimum heated square footage. Setbacks 30 / 12 / 30 ft. | Confirmed |
| City limits | Battleboro mailing address, inside Rocky Mount city limits; city permits and inspections apply. No street number until a house is permitted (PIN 386420-90-2489). | Confirmed |
| Access | 172.89 ft on Hathaway Street (US 301), paved. Driveway 12 to 24 ft wide; permit is the buyer’s. | Direct |
| Public water | City of Rocky Mount, written quote August 14, 2026: $4,700 for a 3/4″ service, or $4,550 paid upfront. Valid 60 days. | Quoted |
| Public sewer | The main across the street is a force main and cannot be tapped. The lot is on septic. | Not available |
| Septic: city | City of Rocky Mount, in writing August 14, 2026: septic is allowed on this lot as long as it stays one parcel. If it is split, septic is not allowed. | In writing |
| Septic: soils | Gary Kreiser, NC Licensed Soil Scientist, seven borings, report sealed September 3, 2026. Not suitable for a conventional system; about 15,000 sq ft suitable for a mound. Two-bedroom system about 9,600 sq ft, three-bedroom about 14,000, repair area included. Copy on request. | Mound |
| Improvement Permit | Paid for by us, sized for three bedrooms. Final layout signed by the soil scientist and the application submitted to Nash County on October 21, 2026, with a decision expected within five business days. Not yet granted; the decision is Nash County’s. Copy of the package on request. | Submitted |
| Septic system | Mound system, estimated $20,000 to $30,000. Design and installation are the buyer’s. | Buyer |
| Flood & wetlands | No FEMA flood zone and no mapped wetland. The soil report found wetland indicators on the west end; no delineation done. | West end flagged |
| Encroachment | A patio, blocks around a septic hatch and an overhead cable from 5326 Hathaway cross the north line; the survey marks them. Neighbour on written notice. | Noted |
| Easements | None shown on the survey. A utility pole stands inside the lot about 30 ft off the street; what it serves is not confirmed. | Noted |
| Electric | Lines run along Hathaway Street. Service provider and drop cost not confirmed. | At road |
| Clearing | Not done, not quoted. Fully wooded. | Buyer |
| Water connection | Quoted, not paid. Tap and meter are the buyer’s to arrange. | Buyer |
Buyers
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Hathaway Street (US 301), Battleboro, NC 27809 · 36.05319, -77.75046
It fronts a public road, so walk it whenever you like. Walk the boundary in Google Maps and go stand on it. If you want the city's water quote, the septic email, or the encroachment notice before you drive, ask and I'll send them. The survey is right here.
James Gross · Noble Land Partners® · Nash County PIN 386420-90-2489
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