The Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. Rectory. 3 related planning applications.

The Rectory

WRENN ID
quartered-mortar-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 1986
Type
Rectory
Address
The Rectory, 7, Church Road, Silverton, EX5 4HS
OS grid reference
SS 956 027
Coordinates
50.81507, -3.48295
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rectory is an end house in a row, built in the mid-19th century. It features random rubble construction and has a gabled-end roof with end stacks that have brick shafts. The building is two stories tall and has a front with a four-window range. All windows are two-light, with some featuring 19th-century casements, and they are set under pronounced lintels. On the ground floor, there are three windows and a panelled door with plain reveals. The Rectory is located next to nos 3 and 5 and holds a prominent position near the parish church. It is included for its group value.

Local climate

The Rectory receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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 2006
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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