The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1976. House. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-rampart-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton South MP: Mike Reader (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 January 1976
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, High Street, Great Houghton, NN4 7AF
- OS grid reference
- SP 791 589
- Coordinates
- 52.22283, -0.8422
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house dating from 1720, with alterations made in the 19th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble, ashlar, and some red brick, with a Welsh slate roof. The house is arranged in an “H” shape, with two-storey wings and an attic. The west front has a central section with four sash windows. A central doorway is framed by fluted Doric pilasters, topped by a broken entablature with triglyphs, and an open pediment. The interior was altered in the 19th century. The Old Rectory is historically linked with the Church of St Mary the Virgin and the Rectory Dovecote, forming a group of buildings of group value.
Local climate
The Old Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 2020
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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