South Hidden Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1983. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
South Hidden Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- secret-fireplace-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 1983
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- South Hidden Farmhouse, Ermin Street, Shefford Woodlands, Great Shefford, RG17 7AB
- OS grid reference
- SU 367 744
- Coordinates
- 51.4677, -1.47291
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
South Hidden Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse with 18th and 19th-century extensions. It has a hipped roof covered in old tiles. The construction is mixed, incorporating timber framing with brick infill, knapped flint with brick dressings, and brick. The original plan was an “L” shape; the earliest part of the house is a single bay of timber framing situated above a flint and brick base, forming the north arm of the “L”. An 18th-century extension was added to the south, and a 19th-century extension to the west.
The main south-facing elevation is two stories high. The right side is constructed of flint with brick quoins and dressings, while the left side is brick, using grey headers and red stretchers. There are three 20th-century casement windows, two on the right side and one on the left. A central door is sheltered by a simple flat hood. A single-story extension was added in the late 19th century to the far left.
Local climate
South Hidden Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 2016
- 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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