Varndells is a Grade II listed building in the Hart local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. A Early Modern Residential building. 3 related planning applications.

Varndells

WRENN ID
sharp-shingle-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hart
Constituency
North East Hampshire MP: Alex Brewer (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 June 1987
Type
Residential building
Period
Early Modern
Address
Varndells, Gaston Lane, South Warnborough, RG29 1RH
OS grid reference
SU 721 475
Coordinates
51.22247, -0.96794
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Varndells is a 17th-century building, with later alterations. The structure is two storeys in part, and one storey with an attic in another section, exhibiting irregular window placement. It has a thatched roof, with a half-hip to the north end and a full hip to the south, and eyebrow dormers over some upper windows. The building displays an exposed timber frame, with painted brick infill and other walling. A plain door is set within a large, glazed, modern porch.

Local climate

Varndells receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2011
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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