Rowans is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1986. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Rowans
- WRENN ID
- sheer-vestry-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Rowans, Houghton, SO20 6LT
- OS grid reference
- SU 339 316
- Coordinates
- 51.08312, -1.51643
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rowans is a 17th and 18th century cottage, altered in the 19th century. It is timber-frame construction with colourwashed brick infill and additions, covered by a shingle and slate roof. The cottage is one and a half storeys high, with four bays, the central bays dating back to the 17th century. A 20th century oriel window is located in the right bay. Each bay features a one or two-light casement window. The right three bays contain a dormer with a sloping roof. A chimney stack is situated above the left bay.
Local climate
Rowans 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 3 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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