Sawden Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1952. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.
Sawden Cottage
- WRENN ID
- white-parapet-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1952
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Sawden Cottage, Sowden Lane, Lympstone, EX8 5AD
- OS grid reference
- SX 994 836
- Coordinates
- 50.64411, -3.42347
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Sawden Cottage is a detached cottage dating from the late 17th century, located on Sowden Lane in Lympstone. The exterior is roughcast cob with stone footings, and it features a gable-end thatched roof. The cottage follows a single-depth plan with a rear outshut, and the staircase is situated in the left-hand rear corner. A right-hand external end stack is present. The front facade is symmetrical, displaying a two-window range. There are two-light casement windows on the first floor, and one window to either side of a wide, halved-glazed planked front door. A porch with a simple slate canopy and wooden posts is situated in front of the door. A 19th-century porch and a lean-to addition are located at the right-hand end. Inside, the roof is a simple A-profile.
Local climate
Sawden Cottage 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 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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