Elkins is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1984. House. 5 related planning applications.

Elkins

WRENN ID
open-spire-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1984
Type
House
Address
Elkins, Buckland Newton, DT2 7BU
OS grid reference
ST 687 050
Coordinates
50.84455, -2.44545
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Elkins is a 17th-century house that was once used as an inn. It features rendered, whitewashed walls and a hipped thatched roof. There is a brick stack located partway along the ridge on the right side. The building has two storeys and a five-window range, with two and three-light casements that include glazing bars, some of which have horizontal glazing bars only. There are also 19th-century gabled porches.

Local climate

Elkins receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% 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 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 — 2 transactions since 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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