Southborough House is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1984. House. 13 related planning applications.
Southborough House
- WRENN ID
- graven-eave-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- Southborough House, 2, Southborough Road, CM2 0AQ
- OS grid reference
- TL 702 059
- Coordinates
- 51.72658, 0.46388
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Southborough House is a large house built in 1908 by C H B Quennell for Francis Crittall, the metal window manufacturer. Its design is in the Arts and Crafts style. It is constructed of brick, rendered externally, and has tiled roofs. The northwest and southwest elevations feature Dutch gables with central diamond patterns. The house is two storeys high with attics. It retains its original metal window ranges, with projecting bays on the western corner and a panelled metal conservatory. A detached garage replicates the house's design. A metal garden gate in a Modern style is also present.
Inside, original features remain, including wood-panelled walls in the hall, a wooden staircase with a window seat on the landing, and a wood-panelled dining room featuring metal strapwork and doorcases. The dining room also has a decorative plaster frieze and ceiling, while the living room ceiling features plasterwork. An original fireplace is found in the north bedroom, and a concealed wall lighting unit in the east bedroom. The study, dressing room, and kitchen contain metal cupboards. A metal 'V' shaped window is located at the rear.
Local climate
Southborough House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 13 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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