52a, Waterside is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1972. Warehouse, dwelling. 1 related planning application.

52a, Waterside

WRENN ID
winter-grate-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1972
Type
Warehouse, dwelling
Address
52a, Waterside, Ely, CB7 4AZ
OS grid reference
TL 545 799
Coordinates
52.3962, 0.26996
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 19th century warehouse wing, with a dwelling incorporated at the south end. It stands alongside number 52 to the north. The building features a variety of window types and loft doors on the first storey. The roof is slate. It is included in the listing for its contribution to the group value of several buildings along the waterside, notably numbers 33 to 41, 43 to 47, 51 to 53, the Malthouse adjacent to number 53, numbers 55 and the Wharf, and numbers 54 to 64.

Local climate

52a, Waterside sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 8 transactions since 1996
  • 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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