The Ancient Cottage the Gable End is a Grade II listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 December 1982. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.

The Ancient Cottage the Gable End

WRENN ID
tired-step-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald MP: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 December 1982
Type
Cottage
Address
The Ancient Cottage the Gable End, West Street, Mayfield and Five Ashes, TN20 6DR
OS grid reference
TQ 584 268
Coordinates
51.01949, 0.258
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Ancient Cottage and The Gable End form one building, dating to the 17th century. It has two storeys and four windows. The Ancient Cottage section is faced with weatherboarding, while The Gable End is constructed of ashlar. The first floor of the south-west wall of The Gable End is tile hung, and there is a weather-boarded gable at the south-west end. The roof is tiled, and the windows are casement types. The building is of group value.

Local climate

The Ancient Cottage the Gable End receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 8 transactions since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 4 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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