High House is a Grade II* listed building in the Thurrock local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1960. House. 3 related planning applications.
High House
- WRENN ID
- salt-gable-pearl
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Thurrock
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock MP: James McMurdock (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 February 1960
- Type
- House
- Address
- High House, High Road, SS17 8LD
- OS grid reference
- TQ 670 833
- Coordinates
- 51.52395, 0.40596
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
High House is an early 18th-century house located on High Road in Horndon-on-the-Hill. It is constructed of red brick featuring flared headers, topped with a parapet wall and a grey slate roof with tile capping. The building stands two storeys high, with cellars and attics. It has a six-window range of double-hung vertical sliding sashes that include glazing bars, cambered heads, cased frames, and brick aprons supported by brackets. There are three flat dormers fitted with casements. At the south end, there is a carriage arch with original doors that have raised and fielded panels, curving down to the centre. The entrance features an open pedimented doorcase supported by columns, leading to a six-panel door approached by steps. A date panel inscribed with "W. K. 1728" is also present. The interior boasts good 18th-century detailing.
Local climate
High House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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