13, Kneesworth Street is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1976. House. 5 related planning applications.
13, Kneesworth Street
- WRENN ID
- tattered-cellar-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1976
- Type
- House
- Address
- 13, Kneesworth Street, Royston, SG8 5AA
- OS grid reference
- TL 355 407
- Coordinates
- 52.04891, -0.02417
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 13 Kneesworth Street dates primarily from the 19th century, although the main structure may be earlier. It is reputedly associated with the Royal Household from 1603 to 1640. The building is constructed of stucco and has a tiled roof with a gabled dormer. It is two storeys and an attic in height, with four sash windows on the first floor. A modern shopfront occupies the ground floor. Nos. 5 to 13, which are odd numbers, form a group.
Local climate
13, Kneesworth 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 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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 — 6 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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