Gravel Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1984. Cottage, terrace. 11 related planning applications.

Gravel Cottages

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1984
Type
Cottage, terrace
Address
Gravel Cottages, 1-5, Fore Street, Beer, EX12 3JG
OS grid reference
SY 229 892
Coordinates
50.6982, -3.09242
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

A terrace of cottages dating to around the 18th century, located on the east side of Fore Street in Beer. The cottages are built of stone rubble with a roughcast front. They have steeply pitched roofs covered with bituminised slate, and gabled ends. The two storeys are punctuated by a six or seven window front. The windows are 19th century two- and three-light casements with glazing bars. The doorways are plain, originally with plank doors, though Nos 1 and 2 now have modern glazed doors. Brick ridge and end stacks are a feature. The cottages are included in the listing for their group value.

Local climate

Gravel Cottages 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 — 8 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 11 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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