The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. House. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- fading-portal-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Rectory Road, Whatfield, IP7 6QU
- OS grid reference
- TM 019 462
- Coordinates
- 52.07751, 0.94555
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a timber-framed and plastered building, likely originating from the 17th century, though it has undergone significant alterations in the 18th century. The front features two gables and a gabled wing, with a tiled roof. The structure has two storeys and attics, with a five-window range primarily consisting of double-hung sashes that include glazing bars. The windows beneath the gables are splayed bays on the ground floor, while the upper storey has three-light windows with narrow side lights, along with diocletian windows in the gables. A ridge chimney stack is present, featuring four grouped octagonal shafts on a square base, topped with modern chimney pots, and there is also an older chimney stack at the west end.
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 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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 — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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