Humphreys Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. A C16 Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Humphreys Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- hushed-tin-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1952
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Humphreys Farmhouse, Humphreys Farm Lane, Great Waltham, CM3 1EF
- OS grid reference
- TL 683 129
- Coordinates
- 51.78978, 0.43898
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Humpreys Farmhouse is a late 16th century timber-framed house designed in an L-shaped plan, featuring a wing that extends to the south at the west end. A 17th century brick outbuilding has been added to the south wing, which retains its original windows. The timber framing is exposed and filled with plaster. The upper storey juts out on the entire north front. The building has two storeys and a four-window range, with casements that include glazing bars. The roofs are tiled, hipped, and feature small gablets. Both the south wing block and the outbuilding have gabled roofs, with a gabled dormer on the outbuilding.
Local climate
Humphreys Farmhouse 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- 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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