The Round House is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. Lodge. 1 related planning application.
The Round House
- WRENN ID
- guardian-truss-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1978
- Type
- Lodge
- Address
- The Round House, Further Street, Assington, CO10 5LE
- OS grid reference
- TL 934 393
- Coordinates
- 52.01925, 0.81795
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Round House is a late 18th or early 19th century octagonal lodge, originally part of Assington Park. It is timber-framed with plastered walls and has two storeys. The front of the building has two windows, while the sides have one. The windows are casements. The roof is thatched. A brick addition, which has been colourwashed, extends from the rear.
Local climate
The Round House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 1 transaction since 2024
- 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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