Byrds is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. A C17 House. 1 related planning application.

Byrds

WRENN ID
lapsed-quoin-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 April 1985
Type
House
Address
Byrds, Much Hadham, SG10 6DF
OS grid reference
TL 427 185
Coordinates
51.84769, 0.0704
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Byrds is a house that dates from the 17th century or earlier, originally built with a timber frame and thatched roof. It has been refaced in red brick and the south side was rebuilt in the early 19th century. The house has two storeys, with the northern side being lower. The half-hipped northern side features a thatched porch, which is flanked by twin casement windows on both the ground and first floors, one of which has leaded glass. The southern part of the house, which is said to have been rebuilt after a fire, has 6/6 sash windows. The roof is covered with modern pan tiles, but there is an older red square chimney stack located at the junction of the two blocks.

Local climate

Byrds 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2014
  • 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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