The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1973. House. 4 related planning applications.
The Cottage
- WRENN ID
- turning-timber-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Cottage, 71, Birchanger Lane, CM23 5QA
- OS grid reference
- TL 506 231
- Coordinates
- 51.88625, 0.18686
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 17th-century timber-framed house with alterations made in the 18th century, located on Birchanger Lane. The front of the building was given an 18th-century “Gothic” style makeover, featuring a parapet and a cornice decorated with modillions. The house is two storeys high with attics, and has three windows across the front. These windows are pointed arched, in a Gothic style. A central double door with four panels is flanked by smaller pointed arched windows featuring quatrefoil designs. An open portico projects from the front, supported by slender cast iron columns. The roof is tiled, and three modern dormers have been added. Evidence of the original 17th-century timber frame remains.
Local climate
The 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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 1997
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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