Elwell is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. Villa. 6 related planning applications.
Elwell
- WRENN ID
- eastward-pillar-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1978
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- Elwell, Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5LH
- OS grid reference
- SX 796 603
- Coordinates
- 50.43103, -3.69586
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Elwell is an earlier to mid-19th century villa, built after 1834. It stands two storeys high and features a three-window front with a recessed bay at the east end. The roof is hipped and covered with Welsh slate, and it has projecting eaves. The facade is finished in stucco with rusticated block quoins. The windows are recessed sash types with glazing bars. At the entrance, there is a prostyle portico with a simplified entablature, leading to an architraved doorway with panelled reveals.
Local climate
Elwell receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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 — 1 transaction since 2025
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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