Jeffs is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. House. 2 related planning applications.

Jeffs

WRENN ID
sombre-corner-rush
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
Jeffs, Bakers Lane, High Wych, CM21 0JZ
OS grid reference
TL 454 146
Coordinates
51.81163, 0.10914
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Jeffs is a house that dates from the 17th century or earlier. It has a timber frame and is weatherboarded on the western ends of its cross-wings, while the rest of the house is plastered with renewed panelled pargetting. The roof is covered with old red tiles. This two-storey house is shaped like an "H" and features two cross-wings that are subdivided. The long central section has lower eaves and a large external lateral chimney located in the middle of the western side, along with two higher two-storey cross-wings. There is an inserted floor in the center of the house. The northern cross-wing has a central chimney at the junction with the central section, and the southern cross-wing has a chimney at its ridge. The southern wall features a three-light wooden casement window on each floor, along with fan pargetting in panels. The southern cross-wing projects to the east, while the northern cross-wing has a hipped roof that slopes onto the rear of the central range. The eastern front has modern panelled pargetting and a door leading into the northern cross-wing.

Local climate

Jeffs 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2000
  • 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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