Home House is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A 19th century Villa. 9 related planning applications.

Home House

WRENN ID
dreaming-bracket-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
Villa
Period
19th century
Address
Home House, 231, Kells Lane, NE9 5HU
OS grid reference
NZ 259 599
Coordinates
54.93363, -1.59705
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 19th century villa located on Kells Lane. It is constructed of finely cut ashlar with a moulded eaves cornice, and has a Welsh slate roof with ashlar end chimneys. The villa features a tall blank plinth and is two storeys high with three bays, exhibiting wide proportions. The window reveals are plain, and there are five stone steps with a wrought iron handrail leading to a six-panel door topped with an oblong fanlight, all set within a plain stone surround featuring a prominent coved cornice. A modern dormer has been added.

Local climate

Home House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2003
  • Related listed building consents — 9 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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