The Steppes is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1967. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Steppes
- WRENN ID
- young-floor-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Steppes, Lugwardine, HR1 4AL
- OS grid reference
- SO 549 413
- Coordinates
- 52.06874, -2.65905
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Steppes is a 17th-century house with 20th-century alterations and additions, located in Lugwardine. It is timber-framed with brick and rendered infill, a sandstone plinth, and a thatched roof. The original design comprised three framed bays aligned east to west, facing south. A 20th-century addition to the rear provides access, situated to the right of the centre. The house features a single storey, with an attic and cellar. There are two eyebrow dormers with 3-light 20th-century windows on the right side, a 3-light window below the eaves to the left, and a pair of similar 2-light casement windows towards the centre. A 19th-century cast iron window with a segmental head is located on the right. The timber framing appears largely complete, although altered, with three square panels running from the sill to the wall-plate.
Local climate
The Steppes receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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