156 and 158, Cressing Road is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
156 and 158, Cressing Road
- WRENN ID
- inner-portal-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 156 and 158, Cressing Road, CM7 3PL
- OS grid reference
- TL 770 230
- Coordinates
- 51.87758, 0.57028
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A pair of cottages built in 1918 by C H B Quennell and W F Crittall, originally intended as show houses for the Crittall Manufacturing Company. The buildings demonstrate a modular system of concrete block construction, developed in response to the need for affordable housing following the First World War. They are constructed of painted concrete block with a flat roof. Each cottage is two storeys high and two windows wide, with the outer bay set back. Windows have square-headed replacement metal frames featuring a chevron pattern to the lintel. Entrances are within recessed porches, which have since been enclosed. The buildings feature a moulded cornice and parapet. An article in Architectural Review (January-June 1919, pages 64-6) and a 1918 prospectus document the original show home.
Local climate
156 and 158, Cressing Road sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 1 transaction since 2025
- 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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