8, Claygate is a Grade II listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1985. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
8, Claygate
- WRENN ID
- haunted-slate-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fenland
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 8, Claygate, Whittlesey, PE7 1QL
- OS grid reference
- TL 268 974
- Coordinates
- 52.55997, -0.13003
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 8 Claygate is a cottage dating from the early to late 18th century, which underwent restoration in the mid to late 20th century. Originally a timber-framed structure, it has been repaired with brick, and the gable end facing the road has also been rebuilt in brick and painted. The cottage features a long straw thatched roof with a half-hipped end facing the road. It was originally designed as a three-bay, lobby entry type with the gable end to the road and consists of one storey and an attic, with two dormer windows. The windows and doors, including the one leading to the lobby entry, are all from the 20th century. In the late 18th century, the cottage was extended by one bay, which is also constructed of brick and features a tumbled parapet gable end with an end stack. Inside, there are some inserted timbers, but original pegholes can still be seen in the rear wall plate. The cottage is included for its group value.
Local climate
8, Claygate 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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