The Old Post House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1959. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Post House
- WRENN ID
- frozen-bailey-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1959
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Post House, Puckington, TA19 9JB
- OS grid reference
- ST 375 180
- Coordinates
- 50.95837, -2.89046
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Post House is a cottage that dates from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. It is constructed from coursed and squared rubble, with some areas featuring planted timber framing and brick. The roof is thatched, and there are end stacks made of brick. The building has two storeys and consists of two bays. It features three-light casements, each with a single horizontal glazing bar. The central door opening contains a 19th-century part-glazed door, and there is a 20th-century gabled porch with shingles.
Local climate
The Old Post House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 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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