The Ferns is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1987. A Early C19 House. 2 related planning applications.
The Ferns
- WRENN ID
- hushed-cobble-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Ferns, the Street, Rodney Stoke, BS27 3TH
- OS grid reference
- ST 476 509
- Coordinates
- 51.25526, -2.75131
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ferns is a house dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of rubble with some remnants of render, topped by a slate roof with coped verges and end brick stacks. The building is two storeys high and features three bays with flush mounted 12-pane sash windows that have exposed sash boxes. The central door opening contains a six-panelled door. At the rear, there is a semi-circular head stair-light with ornamental leaded lights.
Local climate
The Ferns receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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
- Sale history — 8 transactions since 2003
- 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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