Higher Sweetcombe Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1973. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Higher Sweetcombe Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- lone-pedestal-bittern
- 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 Sweetcombe Farmhouse, Hatway Hill, Sidmouth, EX10 0QR
- OS grid reference
- SY 161 927
- Coordinates
- 50.72843, -3.18974
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Higher Sweetcombe Farmhouse is a house dating probably from the 17th century, with alterations from the 18th and early 19th centuries. It is constructed of stone rubble and cob, with some timber framing, and partly plastered. The roof is thatched, and there is an external stone chimney at the west end, featuring offsets and a brick stack. There are 2- and 3-light wooden casement windows with red brick dressings and wooden lintels. A plain cottage door provides access.
Local climate
Higher Sweetcombe Farmhouse 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 — 2 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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