Laburnham 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.

Laburnham Cottage

WRENN ID
empty-garret-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1975
Type
House
Address
Laburnham Cottage, Brook End Road, Chelmer, CM2 6NZ
OS grid reference
TL 737 071
Coordinates
51.73653, 0.51435
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Laburnam Cottage is a timber-framed and plastered house that dates back to the 17th century. It was renovated in the 20th century. The cottage has a wing that extends on the north side and is two storeys high. It features a two-window range with casements that have lattice leaded lights. The entrance has a boarded door with fillets, which is from the 20th century. The roof is tiled.

Local climate

Laburnham Cottage 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2000
  • 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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