Homeland is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Homeland
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-niche-merlin
- 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
- Homeland, 13, North End, Meldreth, SG8 6NR
- OS grid reference
- TL 375 466
- Coordinates
- 52.10065, 0.00676
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Homeland is a cottage dating from the 17th to 18th century that has been restored and renovated. It features a timber frame, plaster rendering, and a long straw thatch roof with a grey brick ridge stack. The building has a three-bay layout and a lobby entry plan, consisting of one storey and an attic. There are three dormers and four modern casement windows. The entrance is located in a brick porch opposite the stack.
Local climate
Homeland 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.
- No sale records on file
- 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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