The Abbey Church of Christ the King is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1949. Church. 4 related planning applications.

The Abbey Church of Christ the King

WRENN ID
long-banister-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnet
Constituency
Chipping Barnet MP: Dan Tomlinson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 July 1949
Type
Church
Address
The Abbey Church of Christ the King, 89, Park Road, EN4 9QX
OS grid reference
TQ 273 962
Coordinates
51.6507, -0.16105
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Abbey Church of Christ the King is a small, 13th-century tithe barn originally from Birchington in Kent. It was reroofed with tiles. The barn was moved to this site as part of a folk museum, and has since been converted into a church.

Local climate

The Abbey Church of Christ the King sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
  • Related listed building consents — 4 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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