King's Head Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1954. Cottage. 6 related planning applications.

King's Head Cottages

WRENN ID
deep-brick-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest MP: Dr Neil Hudson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1954
Type
Cottage
Address
King's Head Cottages, 1 and 2 King's Head Cottages, High Road, Chigwell
OS grid reference
TQ 441 937
Coordinates
51.62418, 0.08074
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are two cottages dating from the 18th century, originally part of the King’s Head Inn. The cottages have a timber frame with weatherboarding and plaster, and a roof of handmade red clay tiles. They run northeast to southwest, with a northwest-facing aspect. A single chimney stack is situated on the front slope of the roof, towards the southwest. A single-storey, lean-to extension runs along the entire rear, likely dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. A two-storey extension is situated behind the northeastern end, featuring an end chimney stack and a hipped roof. The cottages have two storeys. The front has two plain, boarded doors with shallow hoods, dating to the 19th century. Below are two double-hung sash windows with nine panes, and a canted bay with three double-hung sash windows, each containing eight, sixteen, or eight panes, all dating to the early 19th century. A first-floor level, there are three double-hung sash windows with nine panes each, also from the early 19th century. A dentilled wooden cornice and a wooden parapet complete the exterior.

Local climate

King's Head Cottages 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 6 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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