The Olde Wheatsheaf is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1986. House. 7 related planning applications.
The Olde Wheatsheaf
- WRENN ID
- vast-soffit-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1986
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Olde Wheatsheaf, 158, Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6DB
- OS grid reference
- SP 691 489
- Coordinates
- 52.13413, -0.99099
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Olde Wheatsheaf is a house, formerly an inn, dating from the mid-18th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of coursed squared ironstone with a ridged tile roof and a brick ridge stack. The building has an L-shaped layout. It is two storeys high with a two-window front. A large carriage arch is located on the right-hand side, featuring a depressed arched head. The ground and first floors contain 20th-century windows with stone lintels and keyblocks. A wing extends to the rear left, incorporating similar windows. The interior has not been inspected. The building is included on the list because of its group value.
Local climate
The Olde Wheatsheaf 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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 — 1 transaction since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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