Cracknells is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. Timber-framed building. 2 related planning applications.
Cracknells
- WRENN ID
- floating-keystone-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1980
- Type
- Timber-framed building
- Address
- Cracknells, High Street, Hempstead, CB10 2PD
- OS grid reference
- TL 632 379
- Coordinates
- 52.0158, 0.37787
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cracknells is a 17th century timber-framed and plastered building located on Hempstead High Street. It has been altered and expanded in the 20th century. The main section of the building is one storey with attics, while the wing to the southeast has two storeys. All the windows are from the 20th century. The roof is tiled and features two gabled dormers on the main block, along with a central chimney stack.
Local climate
Cracknells sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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