Orchard Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Orchard Cottage
- WRENN ID
- outer-cloister-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Orchard Cottage, Former A32, Chawton, East Hampshire, GU34 1SG
- OS grid reference
- SU 708 374
- Coordinates
- 51.1321, -0.98942
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Orchard Cottage is a cottage situated at right angles to the roadway, dating from the 18th century, with a mid-19th century extension. It features brick walls constructed in Flemish bond, with cambered arches over the openings, a first-floor band on the east gable, and a plinth. The roof is half-hipped and thatched, while the rear wing has a tiled roof. The front, facing north, is one storey and has an attic, with one and a half windows. The windows include casements and one sash, alongside a plain doorway. This building is included for its group value.
Local climate
Orchard Cottage receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 3 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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