The Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1976. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Porch
- WRENN ID
- silent-crypt-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1976
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Porch, 29, Lower Street, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8LN
- OS grid reference
- TL 514 250
- Coordinates
- 51.9032, 0.19973
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Porch is a timber-framed and plastered house located on Lower Street in Stansted Mountfitchet. It primarily features 18th century and 19th century external elements, but it may have medieval origins and has been altered in the 16th and 17th centuries. The building has two storeys and a three-window range with 20th century casements. A gabled porch extends from the front, showcasing a fine Tudor doorway with carved spandrels, which is likely a re-set feature. The roof is tiled and has gambrels at both the north and south ends. Inside, the house reveals exposed timber-framing, ceiling beams, and joists, with some of the beams being moulded.
Local climate
The Porch 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2002
- 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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