The Briars is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. House. 1 related planning application.
The Briars
- WRENN ID
- drifting-brass-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Briars, Ball's Farm Road, EX2 9JD
- OS grid reference
- SX 910 906
- Coordinates
- 50.70549, -3.54378
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Briars is a large, sprawling house that has been added to at various times. The irregularly shaped wing facing the road may date from the early 19th century and features a simple late Georgian doorcase and oriel windows with diagonal glazing bars. The main front, which is finished in stucco, is a striking example of mid-19th century Gothic architecture, complete with gables, bargeboards, and hood-moulds. The roof is covered with fish scale slates.
Local climate
The Briars receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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 1998
- 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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