The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1983. A Georgian Rectory. 3 related planning applications.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
stark-brick-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1983
Type
Rectory
Period
Georgian
Address
The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Mulbarton, NR14 8AG
OS grid reference
TG 196 007
Coordinates
52.55984, 1.23897
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a former rectory that primarily dates from the 18th century, with earlier and later additions. The building features a small section of rendered timber frame, while the rest is constructed of lime-washed brick. It has modern plain tiled roofs. The structure includes a small three-bay timber frame section and a large Georgian extension that now forms the main facade, along with a Victorian extension at the rear. The 17th-century timber frame section is two stories tall with an attic and has 18th-century windows on the south gable end, which are fitted with metal casements. An external stack has been added to the east side. There are single-storey service wings to the east and north. The 18th-century south facade is two stories high with five bays of sash windows that have glazing bars, set beneath skewback arches with cambered soffits on the ground floor. The central front door is framed by a simple doorcase and was formerly flanked by narrow windows. A plain platband runs along the western end of the hipped roof.

Local climate

The Old Rectory 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 2004
  • 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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