High Chimneys is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1983. House. 4 related planning applications.
High Chimneys
- WRENN ID
- inner-fireplace-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- High Chimneys, Cholesbury, Cholesbury-Cum-St. Leonards, HP23 6ND
- OS grid reference
- SP 931 070
- Coordinates
- 51.75449, -0.65123
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
High Chimneys is a small house dating to the 17th century, which has been altered since its original construction. The exterior is rendered and painted, topped with an old tile roof. A prominent brick chimney is located at the west end. The house is one storey high with an attic, featuring two swept dormers. The front facade has a two-light leaded casement window on the left, a three-light wooden casement window centrally positioned with a door, and a two-light casement window on the right. A slightly lower wing extends to the west, featuring a swept dormer and one casement window.
Local climate
High Chimneys sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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 — 1 transaction since 2012
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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