The Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1983. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Hill

WRENN ID
shadowed-chimney-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1983
Type
House
Address
The Hill, Staples Hill, Freshford, BA2 7WJ
OS grid reference
ST 790 596
Coordinates
51.3353, -2.30211
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house, dating from the early 19th century and altered in the mid- to late 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar, with hipped slate roofs hidden behind a parapet, and a moulded cornice. The house has three storeys and a basement in the central section, and two storeys and a basement in the slightly recessed wings. There are a total of five bays, arranged as 1-3-1. The mid- to late 19th-century windows are large-pane sash windows in plain surrounds.

The front elevation features a projecting three-storey porch tower in the centre, which incorporates a Tuscan column porch on the ground floor and a bracketed oriel window on the first floor, with a canopy above. A panelled door sits beneath a decorative overlight, and a band runs above the ground floor.

On the garden side, there is a projecting, single-storey and basement extension with a balustraded parapet. The outer four bays are rusticated, and there is a central setback loggia with four antae and decorated capitals. Balustrated double staircases lead to the loggia, and a balustrade continues along the front of the loggia.

Local climate

The Hill receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2010
  • 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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