Well Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1981. House. 5 related planning applications.

Well Cottage

WRENN ID
young-foundation-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 1981
Type
House
Address
Well Cottage, Winton Street, Alfriston, Wealden, BN26 5UJ
OS grid reference
TQ 518 037
Coordinates
50.81349, 0.15428
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Well Cottage is a 17th century or earlier timber-framed building that has mostly been refaced with brick, although some timber framing remains visible. The cottage features a hipped tiled roof and has casement windows. It stands two storeys tall and has three windows.

Local climate

Well Cottage receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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 — 4 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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