Number 3 and Folly Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. A C17 House. 2 related planning applications.

Number 3 and Folly Cottage

WRENN ID
western-hearth-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1980
Type
House
Address
Number 3 and Folly Cottage, Waldon Road, Littlebury, CB11 4TA
OS grid reference
TL 518 396
Coordinates
52.03466, 0.21179
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 3 and Folly Cottage is a 17th century timber-framed and plastered house located on the north side of Walden Road in Littlebury. The building features a cross wing at the east end and has been altered in the 18th century. It is two storeys tall, with the upper storey of the cross wing jettied. The windows are small horizontal sliding sashes with glazing bars. The roof is tiled and includes two gabled dormers, along with a central tall chimney stack on the main block.

Local climate

Number 3 and Folly Cottage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.4°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 — 2 transactions since 2016
  • 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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