Coates Castle is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. Mansion, flats. 10 related planning applications.
Coates Castle
- WRENN ID
- little-window-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1955
- Type
- Mansion, flats
- Address
- Coates Castle, Fittleworth, Chichester, RH20 1EU
- OS grid reference
- SU 992 176
- Coordinates
- 50.94959, -0.58816
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Coates Castle is an early 19th-century castellated mansion, built by John King and now converted into flats. The main block is two storeys high with five windows. The exterior is faced with Roman cement. The east front features a projecting central portion with a castellated gable, containing a cartouche and flanked by buttresses. A four-centred arched doorway is positioned centrally. Buttresses also define the flanking window bays. To the north of the main block is a simpler section with a plain gable and an octagonal turret, the top storey of which has been removed. A similar three-storey turret is set back at the south end. Originally, there was a further wing to the north, but this was demolished. A long, single-storey projecting wing with four windows and a castellated parapet extends to the north-east, backing onto the stable yard. Finally, to the east, there’s a three-storey tower with one window, followed by a two-storey section with two windows.
Local climate
Coates Castle receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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 — 5 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 10 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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