Ashleigh is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. House.

Ashleigh

WRENN ID
odd-latch-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South MP: Bridget Phillipson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
House
Address
Ashleigh, Nesham Place
OS grid reference
NZ 345 498
Coordinates
54.84265, -1.46417
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ashleigh is a house built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of brick and has a roof made of Welsh slate. The building stands two storeys tall and features two modern casement windows that have projecting stone sills and painted lintels. The entrance includes a six-panelled door beneath an oblong fanlight with glazing bars, all set within a raised stone surround. The corners of the house are accentuated with rusticated quoins. There is one brick chimney located on the left side of the roof. This property is included for its group value context.

Local climate

Ashleigh receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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