No 20 and Area Railings is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1949. House. 7 related planning applications.

No 20 and Area Railings

WRENN ID
under-railing-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 December 1949
Type
House
Address
No 20 and Area Railings, the Beacon, Exmouth, EX8 2AF
OS grid reference
SY 001 805
Coordinates
50.61623, -3.41232
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 20 is an early 19th century stucco-fronted building with a slate mansard roof and a moulded cornice topped by an early 19th century parapet. The building is two storeys high with a basement and has two windows per floor, featuring sash windows with glazing bars. Jalousies are fitted to the upper-floor windows. A doorcase with a pediment, pilasters, and a radial fanlight provides access to a six-panelled door, the top four panels of which are now glazed. Steps lead to the front entrance, accompanied by area railings.

Local climate

No 20 and Area Railings receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 7 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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