The Ferns is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1975. Villa. 3 related planning applications.
The Ferns
- WRENN ID
- tattered-steel-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Plymouth
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP: Luke Pollard (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 May 1975
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- The Ferns, Seymour Road, City of Plymouth, PL3 5AT
- OS grid reference
- SX 486 562
- Coordinates
- 50.38665, -4.13044
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ferns is a detached villa dating from the mid-19th century, situated within the Mannamead area of Plymouth. It was constructed as one of a group of villas developed following 1851. The villa is constructed of stucco with a dry slate hipped roof featuring a dentilled eaves cornice, and has stuccoed end stacks. The building follows a double-depth plan, likely containing two rooms at the front flanking a central entrance hall. The symmetrical three-bay front has the central bay broken forward and topped with a triangular pediment that has dentilled cornices. The upper floor features four-pane sashes, while the ground floor incorporates canted bay windows to the left and right, with a moulded cornice linked to a string course. A central porch features a rusticated round-arched doorway with cast-iron railings extending to a parapet above. The interior has not been inspected but is likely to be of interest.
Local climate
The Ferns sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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 1996
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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