Bigods is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1984. House. 6 related planning applications.
Bigods
- WRENN ID
- broken-mantel-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- Bigods, Great Dunmow, CM6 3BE
- OS grid reference
- TL 627 246
- Coordinates
- 51.89619, 0.36444
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-16th century house, significantly altered and re-fronted in the 19th century with yellow stock brick, red plain tiles, and grey slate roofs. It has two and three storeys, with a 2, 5, 1 window arrangement featuring 19th-century casements with vertical sliding sashes, set within gauged brick arches. A Doric porch is present, embellished with a frieze and metopes. An L-shaped wing extends to the rear. The original mid-16th century red brick chimney stacks remain, displaying three octagonal shafts. The interior contains 19th-century detailing.
Local climate
Bigods sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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 0.3°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 — 4 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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