Elmodesham House is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1958. House. 2 related planning applications.
Elmodesham House
- WRENN ID
- errant-screen-falcon
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1958
- Type
- House
- Address
- Elmodesham House, 42, High Street, Amersham, HP7 0EN
- OS grid reference
- SU 956 973
- Coordinates
- 51.66668, -0.61858
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Elmodesham House is an early 18th-century building of purple-red brick with light red dressings and chamfered quoins, located on the south side of Amersham High Street. It has an old tile roof concealed behind a parapet above a moulded dentil cornice.
The house is three storeys high and features moulded brick floor bands. It comprises eleven bays, with the central two bays slightly recessed, containing a six-panel door with sidelights, set within fielded panelled reveals and framed by four Roman Doric pilasters supporting an entablature with triglyphs. Double-hung sash windows with flat-gauged arches and wooden sills are present; five bays are on the left of the centre, and the original four are on the right. The rear elevation displays a tall staircase window and a triple arched rear door with sidelights. Modern extensions have been added.
The interior retains original panelling and a staircase. The building possesses group value from its contribution to the character of the High Street.
Local climate
Elmodesham House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 30 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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