Comtons is a Grade II listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 December 1982. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Comtons

WRENN ID
fossil-pinnacle-claret
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
Comtons, Hope Cottage, Lewes Road, Blackboys, Framfield, TN22 5LG
OS grid reference
TQ 521 202
Coordinates
50.96171, 0.16493
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Hope Cottage, formerly known as Comtons, is a late 17th century building that stands two storeys high and features three windows. The exterior is made of painted brick and includes a brick eaves cornice with cogging. The roof is tiled, and there are casement windows throughout. On the ground floor, there is one later bay addition, and the entrance is marked by a doorway that has a hipped tiled hood.

Local climate

Comtons receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 2 transactions since 1999
  • 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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