Alpha is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Alpha

WRENN ID
waiting-remnant-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1959
Type
Cottage
Address
Alpha, 2, West Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5HD
OS grid reference
SY 960 820
Coordinates
50.63816, -2.05768
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a cottage situated within a terrace in West Street, Corfe Castle. It dates to the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and has been altered in the 20th century. The cottage is constructed of rubble stone walls with a stone slate roof. It is one storey in height with an attic. The ground floor features triple glazed doors on the left-hand side and, to the right of these, a recessed porch with a glazed door and a four-centred arched opening. All of these ground floor features are 20th-century additions. The attic has two hipped dormers, each with casement windows containing glazing bars. There is a rear wing constructed in matching materials. The building is included on the list for its group value.

Local climate

Alpha 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 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 — 2 transactions since 2010
  • 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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