Old North's Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Thurrock local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1981. House. 1 related planning application.
Old North's Cottage
- WRENN ID
- still-chalk-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thurrock
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock MP: James McMurdock (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1981
- Type
- House
- Address
- Old North's Cottage, Rectory Road, RM16 3JU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 645 818
- Coordinates
- 51.51185, 0.37014
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old North’s Cottage is a 17th-century house located on Rectory Road, Orsett. It is a timber-framed building, now plastered, with a red plain tile hipped roof. The house comprises three parallel ranges, with a two-window range facing the street. The street-facing facade features 19th-century double-hung sash windows with glazing bars. The north side has a three-window range with similar windows. A modern bay window with sash windows and a modern porch have been added. Original red brick chimney stacks remain.
Local climate
Old North's Cottage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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