The Rookery is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1985. House. 1 related planning application.
The Rookery
- WRENN ID
- other-sandstone-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Broadland
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Rookery, Church Road, Blofield, NR13 4NA
- OS grid reference
- TG 336 093
- Coordinates
- 52.63122, 1.45156
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rookery is a house built in the early 19th century, constructed of red brick and topped with a slate roof. It stands two storeys high and features a two-storey rear outshut. The front facade has three windows, with a central six-panel door that includes a fanlight adorned with radial glazing bars. The door is framed by a timber doorcase that has panelled reveals, moulded pilasters with patera stops, and a shallow cornice. The windows are sash style with glazing bars and are topped with flat gauged brick arches. The building also has bracketted eaves and end stacks.
Local climate
The Rookery receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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 — 1 transaction since 2000
- 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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