The Chaise House is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1981. House. 3 related planning applications.

The Chaise House

WRENN ID
other-wattle-birch
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
The Chaise House, West Street, Alfriston, Wealden, BN26 5UX
OS grid reference
TQ 519 032
Coordinates
50.80889, 0.15576
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chaise House is an early 19th-century building located on the west side of West Street in Alfriston. It is two storeys tall and features three windows. The exterior is made of painted brick and has a wide eaves cornice. The roof is hipped and covered with slate. The glazing bars are intact. The doorway includes a segmental fanlight and a door with six fielded panels, which has been enhanced with modern pilasters and a pediment. There is also a modern bay window with five lights on the south side of the building.

Local climate

The Chaise House 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
  • 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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