18, Bell Street is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1981. Residential/commercial. 1 related planning application.
18, Bell Street
- WRENN ID
- sacred-shingle-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1981
- Type
- Residential/commercial
- Address
- 18, Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9AN
- OS grid reference
- TL 482 148
- Coordinates
- 51.8126, 0.14936
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 18 Bell Street is an early 19th century, or possibly older, building that has been remodeled. It features a timber-framed and plastered upper floor, with a ground floor made of whitewashed brick. The roof is low pitched and covered with slate, having overhanging eaves and a plastered soffit. There is an internal gable chimney on the west side and a passage leading to a yard on the east. The rear has lower extensions. The front of the building is asymmetrical, with two flush sash windows that have moulded architraves and consist of 6/6 and 8/8 panes. There is also a modern mullioned shop window and a separate door. The rendered plinth is painted. This building is listed for its group value.
Local climate
18, Bell Street 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- 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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