Maples Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1984. House. 2 related planning applications.

Maples Cottages

WRENN ID
kindled-tallow-curlew
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
Maples Cottages, Broadway, Great Dunmow, CM6 3BH
OS grid reference
TL 638 240
Coordinates
51.89061, 0.37904
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Maples Cottages is a house dating from the early 17th century or earlier. It features a timber frame and is plastered, topped with a thatched half-hipped roof. The building has one storey and attics, with a four-window range that includes 17th and 20th century leaded casements. There are also two eyebrow dormers. To the left and right, there are single-storey extensions. The original frame is preserved internally.

Local climate

Maples Cottages 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2002
  • 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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