Oak Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Oak Cottage
- WRENN ID
- salt-nave-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 June 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Oak Cottage, 46, High Street, Swaffham Prior, CB25 0LD
- OS grid reference
- TL 567 639
- Coordinates
- 52.2518, 0.29502
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Oak Cottage is a row of cottages, now combined into a single dwelling, located on the west side of High Street, Swaffham Prior. The central cottage may date from the 17th century, with the adjoining cottages likely built in the 18th or 19th century. The construction is partly timber-framed and rendered, featuring brick and clunch sills of varying heights. The roof is red tiled, with an original ridge stack; the upper courses of the stack have been rebuilt in gault brick, and a flue has been added to the cottage on the left-hand side. The property is one storey high with attics. The three dormers, four windows, and door are 20th-century additions. The building is included on the heritage register for its group value.
Local climate
Oak Cottage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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 — 1 transaction since 2015
- 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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