Balsall Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1952. A Late C17 Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Balsall Farmhouse

WRENN ID
north-vault-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1952
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Balsall Farmhouse, Longbrook Lane, CV7 7AW
OS grid reference
SP 221 769
Coordinates
52.38983, -1.67613
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Balsall Farmhouse is a late 17th century house with a rectangular plan. It is constructed of red brick with painted stone dressings and features a hipped tiled roof adorned with stone cornice moulding. The building has two storeys and attics, with three hipped lattice casement dormers. There is a first-floor band and chamfered bonded quoins. The house has three modern casement windows set in original openings, which have flat arches and keystones. The central entrance consists of a four-panel door topped by an oblong fanlight with glazing bars, framed by a stone architrave surround and a keystone.

Local climate

Balsall Farmhouse receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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