The Haven is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Haven
- WRENN ID
- pale-fireplace-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Haven, Essen Lane, Kilsby, CV23 8XQ
- OS grid reference
- SP 560 711
- Coordinates
- 52.33586, -1.1784
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Haven is a cottage dating back to the 17th century, with an extension added in the 18th century. The walls are pebbledashed, with a thatched roof and a brick stack located to the left of the centre. The cottage has one storey plus an attic, and is five bays wide. The entrance, located in the second bay from the left, features a wood lintel, a six-panel door and a thatched hood. There is a two-light casement window with a wood lintel to the left, and a three-light casement window with a wood lintel to the right. A carriage entrance with a wood lintel and a plank door is situated in the third bay from the right, alongside a two-light casement window with a wood lintel in the right bay. The attic has a similar window in the left bay, and a three-light casement window with a wood lintel in the second bay from the left. An extension, projecting from the left side of the original cottage, dates back to the 18th century and is constructed of coursed squared ironstone with a thatched roof. This extension has two storeys and an attic, with two bays. There are two-light casement windows with stop-chamfered wood lintels on both floors. The gables are coped. The interior was not inspected.
Local climate
The Haven receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 — 4 transactions since 1997
- 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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