Pear Tree Cottage 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.
Pear Tree Cottage
- WRENN ID
- other-keep-moon
- 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
- Pear Tree Cottage, Swan Hill Road, Colyford, EX24 6QF
- OS grid reference
- SY 253 926
- Coordinates
- 50.72852, -3.05938
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pear Tree Cottage is one of a group of cottages dating to the 18th and 19th centuries and has undergone significant restoration. It is constructed of stone rubble with red brick dressings, and has a thatched roof with gabled ends. The cottage is two storeys high, featuring a two-window front. It has modern casement windows with glazing bars, and a modern central door with a hood over. Brick chimney stacks are located at each end of the building. An outshut is located at the rear, with a catslide roof. The cottage is listed for group value.
Local climate
Pear Tree Cottage 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.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1995
- 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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