Higher Houghton Farm House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1985. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Higher Houghton Farm House
- WRENN ID
- lesser-bonework-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1985
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Higher Houghton Farm House, Winterborne Houghton, DT11 0PG
- OS grid reference
- ST 807 047
- Coordinates
- 50.8422, -2.27531
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Higher Houghton Farmhouse is a detached farmhouse dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of brick and flint, with mathematical tiles hung on the exterior. The roof is tiled and features end copings, along with end brick stacks. The building is symmetrical, standing two storeys with attics and has a three-window range. The windows are three-light casements with horizontal glazing bars. There is a central brick porch that has a round arch with a stone keystone. To the right gable, there is a 20th-century pilastered doorway.
Local climate
Higher Houghton Farm House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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