No 16 and Area Railings is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1949. Residential. 2 related planning applications.

No 16 and Area Railings

WRENN ID
long-rafter-tarn
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
Residential
Address
No 16 and Area Railings, the Beacon, Exmouth, EX8 2AF
OS grid reference
SY 001 805
Coordinates
50.61649, -3.41261
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 16 is a two-storey stucco-fronted house with a slate roof and a basement, dating from the 18th century. The house has two dormers. The windows are sash windows, and the dormers retain their original glazing bars. The south-eastern windows are three-light sashes. A doorcase features a pediment and pilasters, with panelled reveals and steps leading to a six-panelled door surmounted by a fanlight. The rear facade remains unaltered. Original area railings are also present. The building has group value.

Local climate

No 16 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2006
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • 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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