Old Matford is a Grade II* listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1953. A Renaissance House. 4 related planning applications.
Old Matford
- WRENN ID
- fallow-wall-cedar
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1953
- Type
- House
- Period
- Renaissance
- Address
- Old Matford, Wonford Road, EX2 4UD
- OS grid reference
- SX 932 918
- Coordinates
- 50.71632, -3.51289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Matford, also known as Matford or Madford House, is a 17th-century stone and cob house located on Wonford Road. It is believed to have been built around 1600 by Sir John Smyth, who was the Mayor and Member of Parliament for Exeter until his death in 1619. The building has two storeys, featuring two gables and a projecting porch at the front. The rear of the house has projecting wings with gable ends that have been rebuilt in brick. Remnants of three large external chimneys made of Heavitree stone can still be seen. Most windows have been replaced, consisting of 3 to 5-light mullioned casements. The house now has a slate roof. The porch features a three-centred arch with the Royal Arms of Elizabeth above it, and there is an original oak panelled door with a carved frame and plinth stops. Inside, there is a staircase and several original doorways.
Local climate
Old Matford 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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