Finches is a Grade II listed building in the Broxbourne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1983. House. 1 related planning application.
Finches
- WRENN ID
- calm-clay-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Broxbourne
- Constituency
- Broxbourne MP: Lewis Cocking (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 November 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- Finches, Springle Lane, SG13 7NZ
- OS grid reference
- TL 368 109
- Coordinates
- 51.78011, -0.01785
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Finches is a 17th and 18th century timber-frame building, likely incorporating elements from the 16th century. The structure is built on a brick base and features painted plaster and weatherboarding. It has a modern tile roof. The house has two bays and modern casement windows. Exposed timber framing is visible on the interior. A large chimney stack is also a prominent feature.
Local climate
Finches 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 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 4 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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