White House is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. House. 1 related planning application.

White House

WRENN ID
rooted-paling-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
Country
England
Type
House
Address
White House, Chesham, HP5 3LF
OS grid reference
SP 976 033
Coordinates
51.72046, -0.58727
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

White House is a late 16th century or early 17th century building featuring a timber frame with whitewashed brick nogging and a tiled roof. It has one storey and attics, with two flush casements and two gabled casement dormers. The entrance is highlighted by a cut bracketed doorhood. The north gable wall has been rebuilt in brick, and the house was formerly thatched.

Local climate

White 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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