Phytyles is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1986. A 15th century Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Phytyles

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1986
Type
Cottage
Period
15th century
Address
Phytyles, 5, the Pudgell, Great and Little Chishill
OS grid reference
TL 420 389
Coordinates
52.03073, 0.06914
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Phytyles is a row of four cottages that has been converted into a single cottage. It dates from the late 15th century or early 16th century, with additions and alterations made in the late 17th century or early 18th century. The building is timber-framed and plastered, featuring a thatched roof and tiled dormer windows. There are two square red brick ridge stacks. The cottage has one storey and an attic, with an original open hall consisting of two bays, possibly with floored end bays that have been altered to create four cottages, each containing two ground floor and two first floor rooms. It has five early three-light casement windows with leaded lights, along with six dormer windows. Inside, some partitions have been removed in the northern rooms, revealing original hearths and exposed floor frames. The smoke blackened collar rafter roof is covered by later roofs.

Local climate

Phytyles 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 2 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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