Lower Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. Residential. 3 related planning applications.
Lower Cottage
- WRENN ID
- fading-gargoyle-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1985
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- Lower Cottage, Abbotts Ann, SP11 7BA
- OS grid reference
- SU 327 436
- Coordinates
- 51.19103, -1.53294
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lower Cottage is a house built in the mid-19th century. It is constructed from flint and brick, topped with a slate roof. The house was built by a builder for himself and includes adjoining sheds, showcasing fine construction in the local style. The front (east) elevation features two storeys and four windows, with a plain roof that is hipped at the south end. The walls are made up of panels of coursed squared knapped flint, accented with brick quoins, bands, verticals, cambered ground-floor openings, and a plinth. The windows are casements that include mullions and transoms. The entrance features a six-panelled door, two of which are top-glazed, set in a plain opening. Above the door is a decorative lead concave canopy, supported by carved brackets and trellis cheeks.
Local climate
Lower Cottage receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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