Monks Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1965. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Monks Cottage
- WRENN ID
- hidden-thatch-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1965
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Monks Cottage, 39, Heanton Punchardon, EX31 4DQ
- OS grid reference
- SS 501 356
- Coordinates
- 51.10056, -4.1412
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Monks Cottage is a cottage that possibly dates from the 17th century but may have earlier origins. It is constructed of whitewashed cob and features a thatched roof that is hipped at the right end. The building has an axial brick stack and is oriented gable end to the street with a gable entry. It has a single depth plan and stands at one and a half storeys. There are two eyebrow dormers with horizontal sliding sashes, each containing six panes, positioned above two 2-light timber casements, both located to the left of the horizontal sliding sash. On the east side, there is a rainwater head from the 18th century. Monks Cottage was originally part of a hostelry complex that included Cowlers and Thatches. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Monks Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1999
- 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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