Beam End is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1982. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Beam End
- WRENN ID
- lost-transept-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1982
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Beam End, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, CB11 4JU
- OS grid reference
- TL 510 360
- Coordinates
- 52.0022, 0.19927
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Beam End is a two-storey cottage dating from the 17th or 18th century, constructed with a timber frame and plastered exterior. The roof is thatched and gabled, with an extension at the rear. The ground floor features an exposed frame with brick nogging infill. The windows are modern casements with glazing bars. There are two gable wall stacks and modern lean-to extensions at both the north and south ends.
Local climate
Beam End 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 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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 0.4°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 — 1 transaction since 1998
- 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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