Alton House is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1972. House. 1 related planning application.
Alton House
- WRENN ID
- moated-iron-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1972
- Type
- House
- Address
- Alton House, Alton Street, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 5JJ
- OS grid reference
- SO 601 237
- Coordinates
- 51.91127, -2.58039
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Alton House is an 18th-century building with later alterations, located on the south side of Alton Street. The structure consists of two blocks: the right-hand block has two storeys and a cellar, while the left-hand block features three storeys. The exterior is finished in stucco. At the rear, there are two wings, one of which has a two-storeyed splayed bay. The left-hand block is adorned with 18th-century casement windows that include mullions and transoms, while the right-hand block has leaded casements, all featuring Tudor dripmoulds. Access to the entrance is via five steps, accompanied by an iron handrail.
Local climate
Alton House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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 1998
- 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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