Highfield is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. House. 4 related planning applications.

Highfield

WRENN ID
long-loft-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1985
Type
House
Address
Highfield, Dennington Road, Framlingham, IP13 9JW
OS grid reference
TM 278 648
Coordinates
52.23505, 1.33591
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Highfield is a house that dates from the 16th century and was partially rebuilt in the 20th century. The original structure features a cross-wing that is positioned at right angles to the road and has a two-cell end-chimney plan. The house has two storeys and attics, constructed with timber framing and rendered, topped with clay pantiles. An external chimney stack made of old red brick has two diagonally set square shafts and has been rebuilt.

The property includes two-light and three-light casement windows, some of which are original. Inside, the exposed timbers are plain with good studding, although an original partition between two ground floor rooms has been moved. On the upper floor, there are very heavy reversed braces at the ends of the long walls and one blocked mullion window. The roof bays align with the wall bays and feature clasped side purlins, diminished principals, and remnants of windbraces. The main range, which is a 20th-century rebuilding in a traditional style, is not included in the listing.

Local climate

Highfield sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 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 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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