162-172, Crab Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. Row of cottages. 3 related planning applications.

162-172, Crab Lane

WRENN ID
grim-string-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Constituency
Blackley and Middleton South MP: Graham Stringer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 October 1973
Type
Row of cottages
Address
162-172, Crab Lane, M9 8WD
OS grid reference
SD 849 040
Coordinates
53.53251, -2.22911
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a row of six cottages located on Crab Lane in Blackley, Manchester, likely built around 1820 to 1830. The cottages were constructed in several phases. They are built of red brick in an English garden wall bond and have slate roofs. Each cottage has a single-fronted design and a double-depth plan. The row has a 6-window range and originally featured round-headed doorways, though Nos. 168 and 172 have square-headed doorways instead. Most cottages have 3-light casement windows, although No. 168 has an early 20th-century 2-storey canted bay, and No. 162 has 2-light windows. The ground-floor windows are topped with segmental arches. The cottages have chimneys on the front slope of the roof; the chimney at No. 166 is positioned lower than the others. The rear of the building and the interior have not been inspected. The cottages are of group value.

Local climate

162-172, Crab Lane sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 2005
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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