Keys Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Keys Cottage
- WRENN ID
- gilded-moat-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Keys Cottage, 70, High Street, Meldreth, SG8 6LA
- OS grid reference
- TL 376 459
- Coordinates
- 52.09448, 0.00815
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Keys Cottage is a cottage with origins dating back to the 17th century, which was extended to the east in the 20th century. It features a timber frame that is plaster rendered and has a long straw thatch roof. The cottage has a ridge stack and is composed of two bays, with its end facing the road. It is one storey high with an attic. On either side of the doorway, which is set in a modern brick and thatched porch, are two mid-20th century leaded light casement windows. Additionally, there is a two-storey brick extension that is also thatched.
Local climate
Keys Cottage 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- 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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