Wicken House (Old Rectory) is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1982. House. 9 related planning applications.
Wicken House (Old Rectory)
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1982
- Type
- House
- Address
- Wicken House (Old Rectory), Clavering Road, Wicken Bonhunt, CB11 3UG
- OS grid reference
- TL 500 334
- Coordinates
- 51.97931, 0.18306
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wicken House, known as the Old Rectory, is an 1856 house, likely designed by John Hanson Sperling. It comprises a complex plan formed of two parallel gabled blocks with a return ‘cross wing’ at the eastern end. A single-storey gabled block and stair tower are located on the west front, which serves as the entrance.
The south front, overlooking the garden, features three dormers, a gabled projecting block to the east, and a multi-angular hipped roofed projection to the west end. The windows are a mix of double-hung sashes with glazing bars and casements. Decorative barge boards adorn the gables. Numerous ‘Elizabethan’ style shaft stacks, which are clustered, are a prominent feature. The building is constructed of red and gault brick.
Local climate
Wicken House (Old Rectory) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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 0.4°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 — 4 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 9 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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