The Homestead is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Homestead
- WRENN ID
- lesser-kitchen-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Homestead, Edgarley Road, Glastonbury, BA6 8LE
- OS grid reference
- ST 518 380
- Coordinates
- 51.13998, -2.68986
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Homestead is a building that possibly dates back to the 17th century and has been altered over time. It is two storeys high, featuring a colourwashed stone front, with ashlar on the left side and rubble on the right. The left section has a steeply pitched thatched roof, while the right side is covered with pantiles. There are brick chimney stacks present. The building has five windows, mostly consisting of three-light casements, with a few having glazing bars. There is a porch with a small thatched roof, which includes a glazed door and sides. Additionally, there is a one-storey extension on the left side.
Local climate
The Homestead 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 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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 — 3 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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