The Orchards is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. House. 5 related planning applications.
The Orchards
- WRENN ID
- deep-stronghold-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Orchards, Appleshaw, SP11 9HX
- OS grid reference
- SU 308 487
- Coordinates
- 51.23696, -1.55893
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Orchards is a house built in the early 19th century. It has a rendered exterior and a slate roof, presenting a simple and symmetrical appearance. The south elevation features two storeys with five windows above two. The hipped roof is complemented by plain walls and a plinth. The ground-floor windows are sash windows with three lights, while the upper east side window is a casement. The east elevation, which serves as the entrance, is also symmetrical with three windows and similar features, including three-light sash windows on the ground floor, although the south side openings are filled in. An open porch with two columns leads to the entrance door, which has four panels below a top panel that is glazed as a fanlight. The north elevation is made of flint walling with brick dressings and a chimney, all of which are now painted. Inside, the original plain staircase remains intact.
Local climate
The Orchards receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2012
- 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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