Beechcroft is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 November 1973. House.
Beechcroft
- WRENN ID
- unlit-steeple-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 November 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- Beechcroft, 27, Bradford Street
- OS grid reference
- TL 760 238
- Coordinates
- 51.88501, 0.55597
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Beechcroft is a 17th-century timber-framed and plastered house, possibly dating from an earlier period, with an 18th-century front. The building has two storeys, attics, and a cellar. It features a two-window range with double-hung sash windows that have glazing bars, set in flush cased frames. The entrance includes a six-panel door, with the upper panels glazed, framed by a wood doorcase that has a moulded architrave and cornice. The roof is tiled and includes one flat-headed dormer with old leaded casements. Beechcroft is part of a group of listed buildings that includes Nos. 19 to 41 on the west side and Nos. 4 to 20 on the east side, along with Bawn Cottage and Bawn Close.
Local climate
Beechcroft 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1995
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