4-7 Melbury Abbas Village is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1985. Cottages. 2 related planning applications.
4-7 Melbury Abbas Village
- WRENN ID
- brooding-rood-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1985
- Type
- Cottages
- Address
- 4-7 Melbury Abbas Village, SP7 0DU
- OS grid reference
- ST 883 197
- Coordinates
- 50.97731, -2.16725
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A row of cottages located in Melbury Abbas Village, dating from the mid-19th century. The cottages are constructed from coursed, squared rubble and feature a slate roof with a half-hipped left side. Rendered stacks are positioned between the cottages. The buildings are one and a half storeys high and have a six-window range. They are fitted with two-light cast-iron casements that include glazing bars. The upper floor features gabled dormers, while cottages 6 and 7 have slated porches. The entrances are marked by plank doors.
Local climate
4-7 Melbury Abbas Village receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 4 transactions since 1996
- 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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