Hillcrest is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Hillcrest
- WRENN ID
- vast-terrace-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Hillcrest, High Street, Preston Capes
- OS grid reference
- SP 576 546
- Coordinates
- 52.18716, -1.1585
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hillcrest is a cottage located on the east side of High Street in Preston Capes. It is one of four cottages in an irregular row and dates from the early 18th century. The building features a cruck frame and is constructed of coursed ironstone rubble with a tile roof and a brick ridge stack set on a stone base.
The cottage is two stories high and has a two-window range. To the left, there is a plank door with a stop-chamfered timber lintel and a small square leaded overlight above it, supported by a long timber lintel. To the left of the door, there is a similar small square window, and above and to the right of the door, there is a two-light casement window, both of which have timber lintels.
Inside, the cottage has a stop-chamfered spine beam and a raised cruck truss.
Local climate
Hillcrest 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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