The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
deep-copper-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 April 1986
Type
House
Address
The Old Rectory, Church Road, Kessingland, NR33 7SQ
OS grid reference
TM 531 863
Coordinates
52.41671, 1.72126
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a house, originally the rectory, dating from 1831. A slightly later addition is set back to the left. The building is constructed of red brick with pilaster strips defining the quoins, and has a hipped roof covered in concrete pantiles. It is two storeys high, with three windows, which are inset sash windows with glazing bars, each set beneath a flat brick arch. A later, stuccoed porch has flanking pilasters, an entablature and a flat roof; the doorway and side openings feature semi-circular arches with key stones, and contain a mid-20th century panelled door. Behind the porch is a 19th-century four-panel door, set within panelled reveals. A two-bay addition is present to the left, with one bay featuring blank panels.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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  • Sale history — 8 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • 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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