East Hill House is a Grade I listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1971. A C18 Town house. 12 related planning applications.
East Hill House
- WRENN ID
- bitter-gable-laurel
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1971
- Type
- Town house
- Address
- East Hill House, 76, High Street, CO1 1UF
- OS grid reference
- TM 000 252
- Coordinates
- 51.88982, 0.90621
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
East Hill House, formerly known as Berryfields, is a fine 18th-century town house that retains much of its original character. It is constructed of red brick and features an early 18th-century front with three storeys, with the top storey added around 1742 for George Wegg. The façade includes a seven-window range of double-hung sashes with glazing bars set in segmental heads. A notable feature is the central doorcase, which has a segmental pediment, an enriched frieze, and panelled reveals, leading to an eight-panel door. Inside, the house boasts several impressive features, including a grand entrance hall, a staircase, panelling, and richly decorated and moulded plaster ceilings. Additionally, the Roman Town Wall is part of the property boundary. East Hill House is part of a group that includes All Saints House and Grey Friars.
Local climate
East Hill House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 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 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 12 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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