The Old House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Old House
- WRENN ID
- pitched-quoin-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old House, Church Hill, Badby, NN11 3AR
- OS grid reference
- SP 559 587
- Coordinates
- 52.2237, -1.18195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old House is a house dating from the 17th century that has been extensively renovated and altered in the 20th century. It is built of coursed squared ironstone and has a plain tile roof that replaced the original thatch. The roof features stone ridge and end stacks, with the ridge stack having two square flues and the right end stack using a re-used square flue. The house has a three-unit through-passage plan and is two storeys high with an attic, featuring a three-window range.
The front includes a 20th-century plank door with a wooden surround and lintel positioned to the right of centre. To the right, there are two-light chamfered mullion windows on both the ground and first floors, while the left side has similar four-light windows on both floors, originally designed as two-light windows. A two-storey canted bay window is located at the far left, showcasing two-light leaded windows with chamfered mullions at the front and single-light windows on the sides, along with blocked windows in the basement.
The left gable end features two one-light windows on both the ground and first floors, all with chamfered stone surrounds. There is also a similar two-light window with a chamfered mullion in the attic and a small one-light window above it. The rear of the house has similar two-light windows and a stair projection. Inside, the house is noted for its ogee-stop chamfered spine beams and a four-centred arched stone fireplace. The building is included for its group value.
Local climate
The Old House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 — 4 transactions since 2002
- 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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