The Barn Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1964. A Medieval Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Barn Cottage
- WRENN ID
- scarred-joist-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1964
- Type
- Cottage
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Barn Cottage, 69, Wales Lane, Barton-Under-Needwood, DE13 8JG
- OS grid reference
- SK 185 183
- Coordinates
- 52.76262, -1.72672
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barn Cottage is a late medieval building, originally a cruck barn of five bays, substantially altered and renovated. It is constructed with a timber frame and brick, and has a modern tile roof. The cottage is two storeys high, featuring modern casement windows, some with leaded lights, and seven modern gabled dormers. A modern brick addition is present at the rear. The roof retains some curved wind braces.
Local climate
The Barn Cottage receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 2025
- 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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