95 and 97, The Common is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. Residential. 3 related planning applications.
95 and 97, The Common
- WRENN ID
- first-buttress-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1982
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- 95 and 97, The Common, Layer-De-La-Haye, CO2 0EG
- OS grid reference
- TL 967 202
- Coordinates
- 51.84662, 0.85468
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 17th century pair of cottages located on The Common. Originally a single dwelling, the cottages are timber-framed and have been plastered over, with some areas incorporating brickwork. The cottages are one and a half storeys in height, with a red plain tile roof. They feature a three-window range of modern casement windows. A lean-to extension is present at the north side.
Local climate
95 and 97, The Common 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 13 transactions since 1995
- 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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