Springs is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1973. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Springs
- WRENN ID
- deep-keystone-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley MP: Chris Coghlan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1973
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Springs, Rookery Drive, RH4 3LQ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 132 481
- Coordinates
- 51.22152, -0.37962
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Springs is a cottage located on the banks of a stream, within the grounds of the former Rookery, which was demolished in 1968. This 18th-century building was the birthplace of the economist Thomas Malthus. The cottage is timber-framed and has been refaced with painted brick, although the timbering with painted brick infilling is still visible in the west wall. It features a stringcourse and a tiled roof. The cottage has casement windows designed in the early 19th century, which have pointed heads to the panes. It is two storeys tall and has three windows, with a modern addition located at the back.
Local climate
Springs receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 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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