Laurel Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1960. Farmhouse. 6 related planning applications.
Laurel Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- far-span-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 May 1960
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Laurel Farmhouse, Brafferton and Helperby, YO61 2NZ
- OS grid reference
- SE 436 702
- Coordinates
- 54.12611, -1.33399
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Laurel Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the mid to late 18th century. It is constructed of pale brown local brick and features dentilled eaves and stone quoins. The roof is covered with pantiles and has stone coping, with chimneys at each end. The building stands three storeys tall and has three bays. The central entrance consists of a six-panel door set within a wooden doorcase that has a pediment. The windows are 19th-century sash windows, which are adorned with stucco lintels, keyblocks, and cills.
Local climate
Laurel Farmhouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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 — 6 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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