The Gables is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. A C17 House. 1 related planning application.

The Gables

WRENN ID
scarred-chapel-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1950
Type
House
Address
The Gables, 7, East Stockwell Street, CO1 1SS
OS grid reference
TL 996 253
Coordinates
51.89069, 0.90025
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gables is a 17th-century building with later alterations and additions. It has two storeys and attics, constructed with timber framing and plaster, and features tiled roofs. The gable is located at the west end, with a projecting upper storey on this front. The south side includes an 18th-century doorcase with a flat hood, scroll brackets, and a fanlight, along with double-hung sash windows with glazing bars in cased frames from the 18th century. The Gables is part of a group that includes Nos 7 to 16 (consecutive) and the Stockwell Congregational Chapel.

Local climate

The Gables sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 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 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2003
  • 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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