2 3, The Planks is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1970. Cottage. 6 related planning applications.
2 3, The Planks
- WRENN ID
- gilded-bonework-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 1970
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 2 3, The Planks, South Swindon, SN3 1QR
- OS grid reference
- SU 159 835
- Coordinates
- 51.5508, -1.77094
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three cottages and a laundry, now comprising two cottages, built in 1798. They were constructed for the Goddard estate. The cottages are built of coursed rubble with a 20th-century interlocking tile roof. A stack remains on the right end, while others have been removed. Flush hipped dormers are present. The cottages are one storey high with an attic. They have timber casement windows with splayed stone lintels. Fireplaces are located on the rear wall, and a datestone is situated above the fire beam in the left-hand cottage.
Local climate
2 3, The Planks receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 5 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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