Thatched Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Thatched Cottage

WRENN ID
shadowed-facade-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 August 1983
Type
Cottage
Address
Thatched Cottage, Collaroy Road, Cold Ash, RG18 9PG
OS grid reference
SU 516 696
Coordinates
51.42345, -1.25912
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a late 17th-century cottage located on Collaroy Road, Cold Ash. The building is constructed of brick and timber framing, with brick nogging infilling the frame. It has a half-hipped thatched roof, with an end stack on the west side and one dormer window. The south front features one storey and an attic, with two bays and two windows, all of which are casement windows. A two-story addition from the 20th century projects to the right, and a door is situated in the left-hand return wall of the addition. The remains of a bread oven are located to the left.

Local climate

Thatched Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
  • 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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