2, The Drive is a Grade II listed building in the Blaby local planning authority area, England. House. 1 related planning application.
2, The Drive
- WRENN ID
- drifting-trefoil-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blaby
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Address
- 2, The Drive, Countesthorpe, LE8 5PB
- OS grid reference
- SP 570 953
- Coordinates
- 52.55345, -1.16065
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No 2 The Drive is a house that was originally one of the cottage homes built by the Leicester Poor Law Union in 1884, designed by architect I Baradale. The building is constructed of brick and has a Welsh slate roof, featuring a cruciform plan. It has a main range that consists of three bays and two storeys, with the central bay projecting forward. There is a rear extension that serves as a kitchen wing. The house is designed in the "Queen Anne" style, characterized by irregular fenestration that includes a mix of two and three light casements and sash windows, all with flat arched heads. The doorway is located on the left side of the projecting bay and is set within a segmental archway. On the right side of this bay, the main roof extends down in a catslide over a small extension. The building features projecting brick gable end stacks, brick sill bands, and a pedimented central gable.
Local climate
2, The Drive receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 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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