244, Forest Road is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1966. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.
244, Forest Road
- WRENN ID
- little-pier-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire MP: Mr Peter Bedford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 1966
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 244, Forest Road, Woodhouse, LE12 8UA
- OS grid reference
- SK 540 153
- Coordinates
- 52.73332, -1.20157
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 244 on Forest Road is a cottage dating from the late 15th or 16th century, which was remodeled in the 18th century. The building is constructed of rendered brick and rubble stone, featuring timber framing and a Swithland slate roof with a central ridge and stacks at the left end. It has one and a half storeys and includes casement windows. From the left, there is a two-light sliding sash window, a two-light window, and a partly glazed door with a canopy. There are also two three-light, centre-opening leaded light dormers above. The door, casements, dormer, and an outshut are located at the rear. Inside, the cottage reveals two pairs of cruck blades, two inglenooks, and chamfered beams, including one that is moulded, along with possibly 16th-century window frames.
Local climate
244, Forest Road sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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 — 3 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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