The Well House is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Well House
- WRENN ID
- rooted-keep-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Well House, 252, Main Road, Broomfield, CM1 7AW
- OS grid reference
- TL 707 103
- Coordinates
- 51.76594, 0.4724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Well House is a late 16th-century timber-framed and plastered house with cross wings at the north and south ends, and modern additions to the rear. The north wing is jettied on the first storey. The wings are two storeys high, while the central block is one storey with attics. The front facade has a three-window range, featuring double-hung sash windows with glazing bars. The south wing includes a three-light window on the ground storey. The roof is tiled, with a gabled dormer window in the centre block. The interior features exposed ceiling beams and joists. An original chimney stack is located at the south end, characterized by offsets and two hexagonal shafts.
Local climate
The Well House 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 1 transaction since 1997
- 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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