4 and 5 (Birch Cottage), Malthouse Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1986. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
4 and 5 (Birch Cottage), Malthouse Cottages
- WRENN ID
- leaning-tracery-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 January 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 4 and 5 (Birch Cottage), Malthouse Cottages, Malthouse Lane, Funtington, Chichester, PO18 8DZ
- OS grid reference
- SU 806 072
- Coordinates
- 50.85914, -0.85568
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 16th century timber-framed building that has been divided into two cottages, numbered 4 and 5, and known as Birch Cottage and Malthouse Cottage respectively. The building has a painted brick infill between the timber framing, and prominent sprocket eaves. It has a tiled roof and casement windows. The cottage is two storeys high with four windows.
Local climate
4 and 5 (Birch Cottage), Malthouse Cottages receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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 — 6 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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