Arkley Windmill is a Grade II* listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1950. A Industrial Windmill. 1 related planning application.
Arkley Windmill
- WRENN ID
- sharp-wall-willow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet MP: Dan Tomlinson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1950
- Type
- Windmill
- Period
- Industrial
- Address
- Arkley Windmill, Barnet Road, EN5 3HX
- OS grid reference
- TQ 217 952
- Coordinates
- 51.64319, -0.24225
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Arkley Windmill is a circular brick tower mill dating from the early 19th century, likely constructed between 1822 and 1840. It features a cap, fantail, and four common sails. The mill operated until 1916 and has undergone restoration at various times, most notably following gale damage in 1974.
Local climate
Arkley Windmill sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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 — 4 transactions since 2007
- 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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