Walford Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1983. Farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.
Walford Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- western-barrel-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 February 1983
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Walford Farmhouse, Walford Close, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1NS
- OS grid reference
- SU 011 008
- Coordinates
- 50.80705, -1.98538
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Walford Farmhouse is a house of two builds, with a southern block dating to the 17th century and a northern block to the 18th century. A date of 1757 is painted on the bricks of the west wall, though its authenticity is uncertain. The house is constructed of brick, with tiled roofs and brick stacks. It is two storeys high. There is a single-storey lean-to on the west side, a single-storey outbuilding to the north, and a modern porch on the east side, all with tiled roofs. The west elevation of the north block features a platband at first floor level. Most of the windows are modern, side-hung casements. However, those in the east wall of the north block are in old openings with gauged brick arches. The interior has been much altered, but the 17th century block retains a chamfered oak ceiling beam and a staircase, which are likely original. The staircase features massive oak newels and a moulded handrail; the balusters have been covered or replaced with modern panelling.
Local climate
Walford Farmhouse receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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 — 1 transaction since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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