Rock House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1953. House. 5 related planning applications.
Rock House
- WRENN ID
- ragged-banister-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 November 1953
- Type
- House
- Address
- Rock House, 81, High Street, Wells, BA5 2AQ
- OS grid reference
- ST 547 456
- Coordinates
- 51.20792, -2.64952
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rock House is a house located at the end of a row on High Street, dating from the early 19th century. The building is rendered with a slate roof.
The exterior features a tall, symmetrical front with three storeys, each having two large 16-pane sash windows. There is a blank section in the centre above a central panelled door, which is flanked by pilasters and topped with a closed pediment. The return gables are plain, with raised coped verges that step slightly, and there is a brick stack on the left side. A projecting element at the rear may contain the staircase.
The interior has not been inspected. The property seems to be either a late rebuild or possibly an infill at the far west end of the High Street.
Local climate
Rock House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 2021
- 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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