Higher Griggs Outhouses at Higher Griggs is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1973. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Higher Griggs Outhouses at Higher Griggs
- WRENN ID
- small-mantel-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 November 1973
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Higher Griggs Outhouses at Higher Griggs, Fortescue Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9QG
- OS grid reference
- SY 137 894
- Coordinates
- 50.69783, -3.22317
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Higher Griggs Outhouses, located on Fortescue Road, are likely from the 17th century. This two-storey cob farmhouse has its long axis positioned at right angles to the road and features a thatched roof. At the west end of the farmhouse, there is an external stone chimney made of flint and Beer stone, which has offsets. The windows include both sash and casement styles from the 19th century. A single-storey range of outhouses extends from the farmhouse along the road, constructed from stone rubble and cob, also topped with thatched roofs.
Local climate
Higher Griggs Outhouses at Higher Griggs receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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 2025
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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