Higher Luson is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. A C17 House. 1 related planning application.

Higher Luson

WRENN ID
secret-chamber-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1984
Type
House
Address
Higher Luson, Holbeton, PL8 2JD
OS grid reference
SX 602 500
Coordinates
50.3334, -3.96468
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Higher Luson is a house that was formerly a farmhouse, dating from around the 17th century, with an additional wing from the 18th century, creating an L-shaped plan. The building is constructed of stone rubble, with some areas rendered, and features a slate roof that has a gable end to the east and a hipped section to the west. It stands two storeys tall.

The original house is the south block, which has a gable end facing east and two large stone rubble chimney stacks on the south side, one of which projects. The northwest wing, added in the 18th century, has a hipped roof and a four-window range on the west side, all of which are now 20th-century casements. There is also a wide 20th-century glazed door with a large 20th-century wooden porch. A plank door is located on the north side of the original wing. Additionally, there are small lean-tos on the east end of the south wing and the east side of the east wing.

Inside, there are two large straight-headed chamfered granite chimneypieces without stops on the south wall. This may be a surviving section of a larger house that once existed.

Local climate

Higher Luson receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 — 3 transactions since 2007
  • 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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