5 and 6, Falcon Square is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1962. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
5 and 6, Falcon Square
- WRENN ID
- hushed-bastion-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 1962
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 5 and 6, Falcon Square, Castle Hedingham, CO9 3BT
- OS grid reference
- TL 785 356
- Coordinates
- 51.99029, 0.59914
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two cottages, likely dating back to the 16th century or earlier, were refaced in the 18th century and subsequently altered. They are timber-framed and have been plastered with ashlar detailing. The roof is covered with red plain tiles, and a central chimney stack rises from the roof, featuring three diagonal shafts. The cottages are two storeys high, with a two-window front. The upper floor has vertically sliding sash windows with glazing bars. The ground floor has two small oriels with bracket supports, and a half-glazed, panelled door with a moulded surround and glazed margins to the left. A two-panelled, two-light door is located to the right. A wing extends from the rear.
Local climate
5 and 6, Falcon Square 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 8 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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