151, 153, 155, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Row of cottages. 2 related planning applications.
151, 153, 155, High Street
- WRENN ID
- plain-quoin-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- Row of cottages
- Address
- 151, 153, 155, High Street, Melbourn, SG8 6AT
- OS grid reference
- TL 379 441
- Coordinates
- 52.07836, 0.01222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A row of three cottages dating from the mid-19th century, located on Melbourn High Street. The cottages are constructed of white brick and have a slate roof, with a prominent pedimented section in the centre. They feature two tall ridge stacks with projecting caps. The arrangement is two storeys high, with six casement windows at the first floor level and six further casement windows at ground floor level. Three contemporary gabled porches are also present. The tympanum, or triangular space, within the pediment displays a stone shield bearing the letter 'T' in Gothic lettering.
Local climate
151, 153, 155, High Street 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 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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 — 9 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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