Hop Poles is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1983. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

Hop Poles

WRENN ID
lost-sentry-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
Harlow MP: Chris Vince (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 June 1983
Type
Cottage
Address
Hop Poles, Gaston Green, Little Hallingbury, CM22 7QS
OS grid reference
TL 498 168
Coordinates
51.83053, 0.1737
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Hop Poles is a cottage comprising three distinct phases of construction, dating to the 16th century, 18th century, and 19th century. The 19th-century section has brick walls and a grey slate roof, the 18th-century section is timber-framed with a plain red tile roof, and the earliest section is timber-framed and thatched. The entire cottage is plastered and painted white. It features 2:1:2 paned sliding sash windows. A plain, recessed wooden door provides access. A square chimney stack is constructed of red brick.

Local climate

Hop Poles 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • 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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