The Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Barn

WRENN ID
low-panel-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 December 1987
Type
House
Address
The Barn, Ockenden Lane, Cuckfield, RH17 5LD
OS grid reference
TQ 303 246
Coordinates
51.00636, -0.14379
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Barn is a building that was originally constructed as a barn in the 15th century. It underwent alterations in the 17th century and was converted into a house in 1952. The structure is timber-framed with modern brick infilling set on a brick plinth. It features a steeply pitched tiled roof with a gablet on the left side. The building has two storeys and consists of four bays, showcasing box framing with curved braces. There are three modern casement windows and an external brick stack. The roof structure includes a 17th-century Queen strut with butt purlins. Inside, the barn retains jowled posts and tie-beams, although most of the arched braces have been removed. This barn was originally part of Ockenden Manor.

Local climate

The Barn receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 5 transactions since 1999
  • 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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