32 and 32a, Head Street is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1973. House. 2 related planning applications.

32 and 32a, Head Street

WRENN ID
pitched-tracery-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 June 1973
Type
House
Address
32 and 32a, Head Street, Halstead, CO9 2BX
OS grid reference
TL 816 308
Coordinates
51.94629, 0.64148
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

32 and 32A Head Street is an early 17th century timber-framed house that features a modern red brick front. The building has two storeys and attics, topped with a red plain tile roof. It includes a two-storey bay with a hipped roof and double hung sliding sash windows. Inside, there is extensive exposed framing, along with a moulded bridging joist. The roof is supported by side purlins with intermittent collars. Additionally, there are good 18th century cupboards present.

Local climate

32 and 32a, Head Street 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 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 2006
  • 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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