Firs Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. Farmhouse, former stables. 2 related planning applications.

Firs Farmhouse

WRENN ID
vacant-fireplace-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Type
Farmhouse, former stables
Address
Firs Farmhouse, B4197, Martley, WR6 6PL
OS grid reference
SO 748 583
Coordinates
52.22235, -2.36908
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Firs Farmhouse is a farmhouse and former stables that have been incorporated into the house. It dates from the 17th century, with early 19th century and 20th century alterations. The building features a timber frame with a rendered brick front and a roof made of ashlar, slate, and plain tiles, along with brick end stacks. The layout is roughly L-shaped, with the house occupying one limb and the former stables in the other, connected by a brick link at the corner.

The farmhouse is two storeys high and has three windows, featuring a combination of three, two, and three light 20th century metal casements. The central entrance has a pedimented doorcase supported by Doric pilasters, and a semi-circular fanlight with radial glazing above a door made of six raised and fielded panels. The rear wall reveals visible framing, with square framing and various gables.

Inside, the roof structure shows the development of the building, which has a square plan with gables on all four sides. A wing has been added to the left, also gabled on all three elevations, and the rear facade was remodelled in the early 19th century. The stables, now converted into domestic accommodation, originally featured segmental headed openings dressed in brick and were linked to the house by a single-storey brick outhouse from the 18th century.

Local climate

Firs Farmhouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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