Wren Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Rother local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1961. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Wren Cottage

WRENN ID
cold-soffit-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rother
Constituency
Hastings and Rye MP: Helena Dollimore (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 August 1961
Type
Cottage
Address
Wren Cottage, High Street, Icklesham, TN36 4EA
OS grid reference
TQ 905 173
Coordinates
50.92452, 0.71019
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wren Cottage is a 17th-century or earlier timber-framed cottage located on the south side of High Street, Icklesham, Winchelsea. The original timber frame was later refaced with stucco in the 18th century. It has a tiled roof and casement windows. The front doorway is topped with a pediment and features a six-panel door. The cottage is two storeys high with an attic, containing two windows and two dormers. It was formerly known as The Rowans.

Local climate

Wren Cottage receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • 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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