Homestead is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1986. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
Homestead
- WRENN ID
- burning-lancet-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Homestead, Rivar Road, Shalbourne, SN8 3QE
- OS grid reference
- SU 315 625
- Coordinates
- 51.36124, -1.54816
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Homestead is a 17th-century cottage located on the west side of Rivar Road in Shalbourne. The building is timber framed, with an external render and a thatched roof. It is single-storey with an attic and consists of two bays featuring gable stacks, with the gable facing the road. There is an additional bay extending to the left. The cottage has a timber door and timber windows with leaded glazing. The roof is half hipped on the right, hipped over the left extension, and features a swept design over one dormer. Inside, the cottage has timber framed partitions, a chamfered spine beam, and a fire lintel with small ogee stops.
Local climate
Homestead receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 1 transaction since 2000
- 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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