Ship House is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1967. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Ship House
- WRENN ID
- dim-flagstone-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1967
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Ship House, Swan Hill Road, Colyford, EX24 6QQ
- OS grid reference
- SY 253 925
- Coordinates
- 50.7281, -3.05969
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ship House is a range of cottages dating from the 17th century or earlier. The building is constructed of stone rubble with a plastered front and features a thatched half hipped roof. It stands two storeys high and has three widely spaced windows, which are small two-light casements with glazing bars. There are two panelled and glazed doors, each with hoods supported by shaped brackets. The brick stacks have been rebuilt and are located over the ridge of the roof.
Local climate
Ship House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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.
- No sale records on file
- 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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