Thatch End is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Thatch End

WRENN ID
stark-ashlar-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1975
Type
Cottage
Address
Thatch End, Rectory Lane, Great and Little Leighs, CM3 1PA
OS grid reference
TL 720 169
Coordinates
51.82474, 0.49472
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Thatch End is a 17th-century timber-framed and plastered cottage located on Great and Little Rectory Lane, Leighs. The cottage is one storey high, with attics and has casement windows. The roof is thatched and features three dormer windows. The building was modernized and restored in the 20th century. Thatch End forms a group with Hillside View and Rose Cottage.

Local climate

Thatch End 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 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 3 transactions since 2000
  • 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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