Five Bay Barn to South of Downhall Farm is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1985. A 18th century Barn. 2 related planning applications.

Five Bay Barn to South of Downhall Farm

WRENN ID
calm-merlon-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1985
Type
Barn
Period
18th century
Address
Five Bay Barn to South of Downhall Farm, the Village, Brent Pelham, SG9 0HR
OS grid reference
TL 435 306
Coordinates
51.95537, 0.08795
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a probably 18th-century barn situated to the south of Downhall Farm. It is a timber-framed building with weatherboard cladding and a thatched roof. The barn is single-storey and has five bays.

Local climate

Five Bay Barn to South of Downhall Farm 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 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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.
  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 2001
  • 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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