Lower Edge Farmhouse and Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. Farmhouse, barn. 1 related planning application.

Lower Edge Farmhouse and Barn

WRENN ID
plain-ashlar-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 January 1984
Type
Farmhouse, barn
Address
Lower Edge Farmhouse and Barn, Helme Lane, Meltham, HD9 5RS
OS grid reference
SE 106 116
Coordinates
53.60147, -1.84102
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Edge Farmhouse and the attached barn date from the late 18th century or early 19th century, while the barn itself was built in the mid to late 19th century. The buildings are constructed from hammer-dressed stone with quoins on the farmhouse and feature a stone slate roof. The farmhouse is two storeys high and has one three-light window and one two-light window on the ground floor, along with one three-light window and one four-light window on the first floor. The adjoining barn to the left has a large central cart entrance with an elliptical arch and a later small light above it. There are round pitch holes at high level on both the left and right sides, and a mistal door is located to the left. The barn is included for its group value with the farmhouse.

Local climate

Lower Edge Farmhouse and Barn sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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 — 3 transactions since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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