Drake's Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Drake's Cottage
- WRENN ID
- scattered-jamb-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Drake's Cottage, Castle Lane, Woodbury, EX5 1NA
- OS grid reference
- SY 011 872
- Coordinates
- 50.67674, -3.40025
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Drake’s Cottage is a cottage forming part of a row, likely dating from the early 18th century. It’s constructed of roughcast cob with stone footings, and has a gabled-end slate roof. The cottage has a double-depth plan and is heated by two lateral internal stacks at the rear. The front elevation has an irregular three-window arrangement; one three-light horizontally sliding sash window, dating from the 19th century, is present on each floor, with other windows being single-light and later in date. A recessed half-hipped door is also present. Fenestration to the end and rear elevations dates from the 19th and 20th centuries. Two rear doors are present, both dating from the 20th century, although one is set within a 19th-century surround. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Drake's 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 — 4 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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