Upper Barn is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1981. House. 5 related planning applications.

Upper Barn

WRENN ID
ghost-banister-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 1981
Type
House
Address
Upper Barn, Cuckmere Valley, Wealden, BN25 4AL
OS grid reference
TV 524 995
Coordinates
50.7756, 0.16066
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century barn that has been converted into a house, located in West Dean. It is a two-story building with five windows. The exterior is faced with flints and features red brick dressings and quoins. The roof is half-hipped and covered in slate. Modern windows have been installed.

Local climate

Upper Barn receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% 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 — 7 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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