The Nook is a Grade II listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1965. House. 5 related planning applications.
The Nook
- WRENN ID
- young-rafter-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Halton
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1965
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Nook, 5, Weston Road, WA7 4JU
- OS grid reference
- SJ 507 821
- Coordinates
- 53.33386, -2.74086
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nook is a mid-18th century house located on the south side of Weston Road, Higher Runcorn. It is constructed of roughcast stone and brickwork, with a slate roof. The building is two storeys high and has six bays. A stone doorcase features a moulded architrave and a segmental stone arch with a key stone. The front door is six-panelled, with fielded upper panels and a radial bar fanlight. Sash windows with glazing bars are present, although some window openings have been built up. The rear of the house shows exposed stonework, and the roof has a sandstone ridge.
Local climate
The Nook receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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