2 and 3, Hill Corner Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1984. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
2 and 3, Hill Corner Cottages
- WRENN ID
- open-postern-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 2 and 3, Hill Corner Cottages, Ashampstead, Basildon, RG8 8RN
- OS grid reference
- SU 583 766
- Coordinates
- 51.48618, -1.16164
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two cottages, dating from the late 17th century, with alterations from the 19th century and 20th-century additions to the rear. They are constructed of flint with red brick dressings, featuring a plinth, lacing courses, a plat band, and chamfered reveals to all openings. The roof is of old tile, and there is a large central ridge stack with a square base and four diamond shafts. The cottages are two storeys and have a garret. On the first floor, there are three two-light diamond pane casements to the right, a leaded cross window to the left, and a blocked window between the first and second windows from the left. The ground floor features four two-light diamond paned casements, a 20th-century segmental headed half-glazed door to the left, and a boarded door off-centre, situated between the third and fourth windows from the left. These cottages hold group value, contributing to the character of the area.
Local climate
2 and 3, Hill Corner Cottages 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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