The Straws is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. House. 3 related planning applications.

The Straws

WRENN ID
noble-spire-jay
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
The Straws, Lower Green, Langley, CB11 4SB
OS grid reference
TL 437 344
Coordinates
51.98977, 0.09201
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Straws is an 18th century timber-framed and plastered building, with the lower part weather-boarded. It has one storey and attics, featuring small casement windows with lattice leaded lights. The roof is thatched, hipped at the north end and half hipped at the south end, and it includes a central chimney stack.

Local climate

The Straws 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 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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 0.3°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 — 1 transaction since 2011
  • 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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