Howlett's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Solihull local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.

Howlett's Farmhouse

WRENN ID
calm-paling-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Solihull
Constituency
Meriden and Solihull East MP: Saqib Bhatti (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1976
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Howlett's Farmhouse, Fernhill Lane, Balsall, CV7 7AN
OS grid reference
SP 225 764
Coordinates
52.38526, -1.67054
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Howlett’s Farmhouse is a building of group value, dating to the 17th century with a timber-framed back wing, and a later, taller front block. The farmhouse is constructed of whitewashed brick and brick nogging, with old tiled roofs. It is one storey high with attics, featuring gabled dormers. The windows are casement windows, some with lattice detail or glazing bars. A modern gabled porch has been added. A single-storey wing with one window is situated on the right-hand side.

Local climate

Howlett's 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • 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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