Wheatsheafs is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. A C17 House. 3 related planning applications.

Wheatsheafs

WRENN ID
gaunt-gargoyle-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1983
Type
House
Address
Wheatsheafs, Essendon, AL9 6AU
OS grid reference
TL 272 088
Coordinates
51.76362, -0.15688
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wheatsheafs is a house dating from the 17th century and early 19th century. It features painted brick, red brick, and weatherboarding, topped with plain tile roofs. The building has a T-shaped plan and stands two storeys high. The west elevation showcases a gabled 17th-century front with two windows, where the upper windows have segmental heads and flush sashes. There are one-window extensions on both the left and right sides, with the right extension being weatherboarded and having a roughcast gable end facing the road. The rear center of the house is made of chequered red brick and includes small recessed sash windows. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Wheatsheafs sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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