South-East Barn at No 1 (Elm Tree Farm) is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Barn. 1 related planning application.
South-East Barn at No 1 (Elm Tree Farm)
- WRENN ID
- stranded-belfry-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- South-East Barn at No 1 (Elm Tree Farm), Hambridge Way, Pirton, SG5 3QS
- OS grid reference
- TL 149 316
- Coordinates
- 51.97185, -0.32848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, dating to the 17th century, is located at Elm Tree Farm. It is a timber-frame structure with a tarred brick sill and dark weatherboard cladding, topped with a steep roof of old red tiles. The barn has three bays facing north and features a projecting, gabled porch centrally located on the north side, with a dovecote in the upper portion of the porch gable. Notable features include jowled posts, straight tension braces, and a roof with a single purlin on each slope, supported by convex curved queen-posts.
Local climate
South-East Barn at No 1 (Elm Tree Farm) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 2025
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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