Foxdells Farmhouse and Barn is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1983. A C19 Farmhouse and barn. 4 related planning applications.
Foxdells Farmhouse and Barn
- WRENN ID
- lone-tin-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 1983
- Type
- Farmhouse and barn
- Address
- Foxdells Farmhouse and Barn, Foxdells Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2JB
- OS grid reference
- TL 488 228
- Coordinates
- 51.88423, 0.16117
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Foxdells Farmhouse and barn are a pair of buildings dating from the mid-19th century. The barn is a very large structure built of red brick with white brick detailing, and a low-pitched corrugated iron roof. It features large square entrances at each end, flanked by round windows. Inside, the barn has a timber-frame construction with ten bays and aisle detailing. Opposite the barn, across the yard, stands a matching farmhouse. The farmhouse is of red brick with white brick dressings to the windows and door, and has an old red tile roof. It is two storeys high and symmetrical in design, with five original sash windows.
Local climate
Foxdells Farmhouse and Barn 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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 — 2 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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