Sacomsbury is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. A C17 or earlier House. 2 related planning applications.
Sacomsbury
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-granite-dust
- 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
- Sacomsbury, Sacombs Ash Lane, High Wych, CM21 0LU
- OS grid reference
- TL 454 173
- Coordinates
- 51.83568, 0.10983
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The house at Sacomsbury dates to the 17th century or earlier. The west end was rebuilt, likely in the 18th century, and the house was extended in the 20th century. It is a timber-frame house, with plastered walls and a thatched roof. The west end features two central chimneys. A modern porch with a gabled design sits at the front. Dormers with wooden casements are set into the thatch at the eaves. The house originally had a three-unit baffle entry plan, with one end rebuilt – apparently as a service area – and a modern kitchen extension added to the west. The other end has been incorporated into the main hall, although a central post remains. Inside, the hall features an axial beam and exposed joists, possibly from an inserted floor.
Local climate
Sacomsbury 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.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2013
- 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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