Little Ropes is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. House. 1 related planning application.

Little Ropes

WRENN ID
long-alcove-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1987
Type
House
Address
Little Ropes, Ropes Lane, Fernhurst, Chichester, GU27 3JD
OS grid reference
SU 904 281
Coordinates
51.04544, -0.71142
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Little Ropes is an 18th-century house located on Ropes Lane, Fernhurst. The ground floor is constructed of stone rubble, with red brick dressings and quoins. The upper floor is tile-hung, and the roof is hipped and tiled. The house has casement windows with small, square panes of glass. It is two storeys high and originally had three windows. A modern addition has been made to the north side.

Local climate

Little Ropes receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2017
  • 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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