Numbers 15, 17 (Pigtle Cottage), and 18 is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1966. House. 11 related planning applications.

Numbers 15, 17 (Pigtle Cottage), and 18

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1966
Type
House
Address
Numbers 15, 17 (Pigtle Cottage), and 18, Nettleden with Potten End, HP1 3DQ
OS grid reference
TL 019 105
Coordinates
51.78403, -0.52327
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 15, 17 (Pigtle Cottage), and 18 are a group of four houses, now functioning as three, built in the 18th century and linked together in the 20th century. They are constructed of red brick, which is painted, and feature red tile roofs. The first floor of the western section has dark weatherboarding. The houses are arranged in two blocks at right angles to each other, now connected.

Each house is two storeys high and has two windows on the first floor. The inner windows are three-lights, while the outer ones are two-lights. The windows are wooden Yorkshire sliding casements with lattice leaded glazing and segmental arches. Originally, there were doors under the outer windows, but three of these have been blocked or converted into windows. There are battened double doors in the link between the houses. The two-light first floor windows facing the lane have a dummy light to make them appear as three-light windows from the outside. The internal partitions are timber strapped, and the chamfered cross-beams have chamfer stops to accommodate a staircase on the side wall facing the lane. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Numbers 15, 17 (Pigtle Cottage), and 18 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 11 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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