The Feathers is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1982. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Feathers
- WRENN ID
- night-latch-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1982
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Feathers, 7a, West Street, Helpston, City of Peterborough, PE6 7DU
- OS grid reference
- TF 120 054
- Coordinates
- 52.63498, -0.34595
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Feathers is an early 19th century cottage located on the south side of West Street in Helpston. The building is constructed of coursed stone rubble and has a slate roof with gabled ends. It is two storeys high with a two-window front. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars. The ground floor windows are set within segmental stone arches. A central doorway has been blocked and replaced with a narrow window. Brick stacks are located at the ends of the building. The property is included on the listing for its group value.
Local climate
The Feathers sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 3 transactions since 1997
- 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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