Heathcote is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. House. 3 related planning applications.
Heathcote
- WRENN ID
- former-hearth-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1982
- Type
- House
- Address
- Heathcote, Straight Way, Birch, CO2 0NW
- OS grid reference
- TL 943 188
- Coordinates
- 51.83424, 0.81903
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Heathcote is an early 19th century house constructed using a timber frame and brick, with a grey slate roof. It is two storeys high and has a three-window front, featuring C19 double-hung vertical sliding sashes with glazing bars. A modern porch has been added, along with modern extensions to the rear.
Local climate
Heathcote 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 greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 1999
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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