The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. Cottage. 8 related planning applications.

The Cottage

WRENN ID
deep-pewter-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 October 1973
Type
Cottage
Address
The Cottage, Acreman Street, Sherborne, DT9 3PH
OS grid reference
ST 634 166
Coordinates
50.94849, -2.52111
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 19th-century stone rubble cottage with a plain tile roof, situated on Acreman Street. It is two storeys high and has two windows. The upper windows are 2-light casements, while the lower floor features a 3-light casement to the left and a 3-pane sash window to the right. The doorway is distinguished by early 19th-century detailing, including a moulded architrave and flat corner blocks. This cottage forms a group with Agra, Fyddels, and the premises occupied by King, Heating.

Local climate

The Cottage receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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 — 8 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 8 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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