Norton House A and B and the Penthouse is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1971. A 19th century Detached house. 5 related planning applications.

Norton House A and B and the Penthouse

WRENN ID
little-roof-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven MP: Chris Ward (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 August 1971
Type
Detached house
Period
19th century
Address
Norton House A and B and the Penthouse, the Green, Rottingdean, the City of Brighton and Hove, BN2 7HA
OS grid reference
TQ 369 025
Coordinates
50.80634, -0.05765
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Norton House A and B, along with The Penthouse, is an early 19th-century detached house with later additions. The house is rendered with a tile roof. It is two storeys with an attic, and has a four-window front. The main house is double-fronted, featuring broad, two-storey canted bays on either side of a round-arched entrance. All windows are flat-arched, with a cornice and parapet above. Dormers are incorporated into the mansard roof. A two-storey bay extends to the south, with a slightly higher gabled wing to the east of it. Lower gabled additions, dating from the late 19th century, are situated on the north side. The interior was not inspected.

Local climate

Norton House A and B and the Penthouse receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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 — 6 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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