Square House is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1972. House. 4 related planning applications.
Square House
- WRENN ID
- buried-barrel-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1972
- Type
- House
- Address
- Square House, the Buttlands, Wells-Next-The-Sea, NR23 1EY
- OS grid reference
- TF 916 433
- Coordinates
- 52.95325, 0.85091
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Square House is an early 19th century building of three storeys and five windows, situated on The Buttlands. The central bay projects and features a recessed window within a round-headed arch, with the parapet stepped up above it. Yellow brick construction is visible, along with a string course and a parapet. Glazing bars are missing. A stucco doorcase features pilasters and a cornice. The roof is slate. A two-storey, single-window wing extends from the left side. The building forms a group with other listed buildings on The Buttlands (West Side), as well as with Yew Tree House and an adjoining house.
Local climate
Square House receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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 — 8 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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