Somerset Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 December 1994. House. 7 related planning applications.
Somerset Cottage
- WRENN ID
- ghost-spindle-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 December 1994
- Type
- House
- Address
- Somerset Cottage, Somerset Street, BS2 8LZ
- OS grid reference
- ST 588 739
- Coordinates
- 51.46323, -2.59327
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Somerset Cottage is an early 19th-century house located on the north-west side of Somerset Street in Kingsdown, Bristol. It is constructed of stucco with limestone dressings, and has a roof that is not visible. The double-depth plan house presents a symmetrical three-window front with a moulded parapet coping. A semicircular-arched doorway features a key and imposts, along with a 4-light fanlight and a 6-panel door. The windows are 6/6-pane horned sashes. The interior of the cottage has not been inspected.
Local climate
Somerset Cottage receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 2 transactions since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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