Walden Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. House. 2 related planning applications.
Walden Cottage
- WRENN ID
- crooked-hammer-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
- House
- Address
- Walden Cottage, 59, the Street, Little Waltham, CM3 3NT
- OS grid reference
- TL 707 127
- Coordinates
- 51.78778, 0.47402
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Walden Cottage, formerly known as Knight's Farmhouse, is a medieval timber-framed and plastered house originating from the 15th century. An attic storey was added to the hall block, likely in the 17th century. The house underwent renovation and restoration in 1955. It features a two-storey cross wing at the south end, while the main block consists of one storey with attics. The windows are small casements with 20th-century lattice leaded lights. The roof is tiled and includes two gabled dormers. The cross wing retains an original king post truss. Inside, the cottage showcases exposed timber-framing ceiling beams and joists.
Local climate
Walden Cottage 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2004
- 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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