The Close is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1985. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Close
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Close, 12, West Street, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SB
- OS grid reference
- SP 781 663
- Coordinates
- 52.28974, -0.8561
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Close is a house located on West Street in Moulton, dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed from regular coursed lias stone and features a thatched roof. The original design was a two-unit plan, and the house is one storey high with two windows on the ground floor. These windows are casements with glazing bars, set under wooden lintels, and have 20th-century shutters with 20th-century catches. There is one eyebrow dormer on the first floor, which also contains a casement with glazing bars. Brick stacks are located at both ends of the house. At the rear, there is an 18th-century wing that has both thatched and 19th-century slate roofing, along with a 19th-century entrance. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Close sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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