The Thatched Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
The Thatched Cottage
- WRENN ID
- nether-hammer-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Thatched Cottage, 3, Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, HP22 5UP
- OS grid reference
- SP 835 103
- Coordinates
- 51.78597, -0.79055
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 17th-century cottage that has been altered over time. It is timber-framed with white painted infill panels, some of which are plaster and others brick; the west gable is built of brick. The roof is thatched, with half-hipped gables and a catslide extension to the north. A central chimney is made of brick. The cottage is a single storey with an attic. The north elevation features irregular, old leaded casement windows, one of which has an old board shutter. The west gable has a two-light casement window on each floor.
Local climate
The Thatched Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 1997
- 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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