Simpkins is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1952. A C15 House. 2 related planning applications.
Simpkins
- WRENN ID
- frozen-string-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- Simpkins, Rakefairs Lane, Lindsell, CM6 3QR
- OS grid reference
- TL 637 266
- Coordinates
- 51.91407, 0.37966
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Simpkins is a house that dates back to the 15th century and was altered in the 16th century. It is timber framed and plastered, topped with a red plain tile roof. The building features a gabled and jettied cross-wing that was part of a former open hall, along with an attached late 16th-century range that has a long wall jetty. The house has two storeys and includes a three-window range with modern casements. Inside, there are extensive remains of the original frame.
Local climate
Simpkins 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 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2019
- 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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