40, Kneesworth Street is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1976. Villa. 2 related planning applications.
40, Kneesworth Street
- WRENN ID
- solemn-porch-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1976
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- 40, Kneesworth Street, Royston, SG8 5AQ
- OS grid reference
- TL 354 410
- Coordinates
- 52.05153, -0.02617
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A mid-19th century villa built in the Italianate style, situated on the west side of Kneesworth Street. The villa is rendered in stucco and has a tiled roof with bracketed eaves. A gabled projection is located on the right side, and a central three-storey hipped roof tower rises from the main structure. It has two storeys with sash windows, some of which are round arched. Vermiculated rusticated quoins define the corners. Originally, there was a round arched doorway, later altered with a round arched hood supported by brackets.
Local climate
40, Kneesworth Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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 — 3 transactions since 2010
- 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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