Hellens is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. A C18 House. 3 related planning applications.
Hellens
- WRENN ID
- ghost-solder-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1982
- Type
- House
- Address
- Hellens, Birch, CO2 0NY
- OS grid reference
- TL 929 207
- Coordinates
- 51.85167, 0.79957
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hellens is an 18th-century house constructed with a timber frame and plastered walls, featuring a red plain tile roof. It follows a central passage plan and has rebuilt red brick chimney stacks at each end. The house is two stories high, with a five-window front incorporating double-hung sash windows with glazing bars. A pedimented doorcase with pilasters provides the entrance, and a heraldic plaque is affixed to the end gable. The side elevation showcases a 19th-century door topped with a semi-circular fanlight. Rear extensions were added in the early 19th century and more recently.
Local climate
Hellens sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 650 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 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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 — 5 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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