The Haven is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Haven
- WRENN ID
- sheer-glass-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Haven, the Green, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, LA22 9AU
- OS grid reference
- NY 376 047
- Coordinates
- 54.43406, -2.96254
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Haven is a detached house situated on a corner plot in Ambleside. It dates to the 18th century and is constructed with roughcast over stone rubble. The two-storey front elevation features a centrally positioned door sheltered by a timber gabled porch. Flanking the door are two 16-paned sash windows on the ground floor, with three matching sash windows above. A gabled projection on the right-hand return wall includes an arched window at ground floor level. A wing extending along the lane has two 16-paned sash windows and one older window with wooden mullions on the ground floor, with a single window above. The Haven forms part of a group with nearby buildings including North Syke, The Golden Rule Hotel, The Old House, North View, Nos 1 to 3 Smithy Brow, Nos 1 to 4 Kirkstone Foot Cottage, the adjoining Cottage, and Springwell Cottage, Tom Fold.
Local climate
The Haven sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,530 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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 — 2 transactions since 2020
- 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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