48, Main Street is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. House. 1 related planning application.

48, Main Street

WRENN ID
peeling-steel-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 December 1984
Type
House
Address
48, Main Street, Houghton on the Hill, LE7 9GD
OS grid reference
SK 677 033
Coordinates
52.62401, -1.001
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house located at 48 Main Street in Houghton on the Hill, dating from around 1800 but with earlier origins. It features colourwashed brick with a rubble stone plinth and part of the walling, topped by a roof made of Welsh and Swithland slate, which has three colourwashed brick ridge stacks. The structure consists of a long range with two builds and stands two storeys high. The front has a mix of windows, including a 2-light and two 3-light centre-opening casements. On the ground floor, from the left, there is a carriageway opening, a 1-light plank door with a flat canopy, and three 3-light centre-opening casements, with the last two having top lights. At the rear, there is a two-storey wing. Inside, the house features chamfered beams and an inglenook. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

48, Main Street 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 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 — 1 transaction since 2026
  • 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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