Squires Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1984. A Medieval House. 2 related planning applications.
Squires Cottage
- WRENN ID
- young-trefoil-rowan
- 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
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Squires Cottage, Stortford Road, Little Canfield, CM6 1SR
- OS grid reference
- TL 580 212
- Coordinates
- 51.86782, 0.29452
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Squires Cottage is a house that dates back to the 15th century or earlier, with a front range added in the 17th century and alterations made in the 19th century. The building is constructed from timber framing and plaster, topped with a red plain tile roof that is half hipped at the rear. It has two storeys and a single storey with attics. The windows include a two-window range featuring 19th century iron and 20th century casements. There are red brick chimney stacks from the 17th and 20th centuries.
Local climate
Squires 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 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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.
- No sale records on file
- 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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