5, The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1956. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

5, The Square

WRENN ID
frozen-steeple-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1956
Type
Cottage
Address
5, The Square, Athelhampton and Puddletown
OS grid reference
SY 758 944
Coordinates
50.74872, -2.34364
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century cottage situated in a terrace. It is constructed with brick walls and has a thatched roof, with brick end stacks. The cottage is two storeys high. A ledged door is set within a rustic timber porch, which is thatched to match the roof. On the ground floor are two casement windows with glazing bars, each set beneath a segmental arch. The first floor has two casement windows, also with glazing bars.

Local climate

5, The Square receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% 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 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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