5 and 7, Head Street is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. Timber-framed house. 1 related planning application.

5 and 7, Head Street

WRENN ID
stark-quoin-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1978
Type
Timber-framed house
Address
5 and 7, Head Street, Halstead, CO9 2AT
OS grid reference
TL 815 307
Coordinates
51.9455, 0.63977
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 5 and 7 on Head Street are 17th century buildings that feature a timber frame and plastered exterior. They are two storeys high and have a red plain tile roof, along with a dormer window. The first floor has double hung sash windows, while the ground floor has a modern shop front.

Local climate

5 and 7, 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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