The Old Post Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1985. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Old Post Cottage

WRENN ID
steep-hall-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford MP: Zöe Franklin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 November 1985
Type
House
Address
The Old Post Cottage, Church Street, Effingham, KT24 5NA
OS grid reference
TQ 117 537
Coordinates
51.27191, -0.39943
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Post Cottage is a house with a 17th-century core, remodelled in the early 18th century. It is constructed of red brick with a hipped roof covered in plain tiles. The building has two storeys, marked by a plat band above the ground floor, and features a moulded, gauged-brick eaves cornice. Chimneys are located at both ends and are set off to one side. The front elevation is regular, with two three-light casement windows on each floor, each with a gauged brick head. A central six-panel door is sheltered by a flat hood. The property is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

The Old Post Cottage 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 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 1 transaction since 2023
  • 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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