The Laurels is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Laurels
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-hinge-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Laurels, Poets Way, Newnham, NN11 3HQ
- OS grid reference
- SP 582 599
- Coordinates
- 52.23481, -1.1482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Laurels is a house dating from the 17th century. It is constructed of coursed squared ironstone with a plain tile roof, and features stone end stacks with brick flues. The house follows a two-unit, lobby entry plan and has two storeys and an attic. The front is arranged with a two-window range. A part-glazed four-panel door is located to the right, protected by a timber lintel. The ground floor has two-light casement windows, while the first floor has similar three-light windows, all with timber lintels. The corners of the building are defined by quoins, and the gables have a stone coping and kneelers. A single-storey, rendered kitchen extension was added in the 20th century to the right side. Inside, the house contains stop-chamfered spine beams and open fireplaces with chamfered bressumers.
Local climate
The Laurels 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% 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 2010
- 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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