The Old House is a Grade II listed building in the Thurrock local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1981. House. 1 related planning application.

The Old House

WRENN ID
old-courtyard-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Thurrock
Constituency
South Basildon and East Thurrock MP: James McMurdock (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1981
Type
House
Address
The Old House, South Hill, SS17 8LA
OS grid reference
TQ 670 831
Coordinates
51.52299, 0.40608
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old House is a building from the 16th century and later, located on the west side of South Hill in Horndon-on-the-Hill. It features a timber-framed and plastered structure with some brick elements, topped by a red plain tile roof that has both hipped and gabled sections. The building has two storeys, cellars, and attics. It includes 18th and 19th century double hung vertical sliding sash windows with glazing bars, and has moulded and dentilled eaves. There are 17th century red brick chimney stacks and a hipped dormer on the south side.

Local climate

The Old 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
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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