5 The Sands, Haddington is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 December 1977. House. 1 related planning application.

5 The Sands, Haddington

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 December 1977
Type
House
Address
5 The Sands, Haddington, EH41 3EY
OS grid reference
NT 518 737
Coordinates
55.9545, -2.77311
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

5 The Sands in Haddington is a single-storey building with an attic, reconstructed in the mid-19th century and featuring Jacobethan details. The structure is made of rubble and has a slated roof. The gable end facing The Sands is adorned with a ball finial. It includes a tripartite window with a hood mould, which is stepped over the central panel.

Local climate

5 The Sands, Haddington receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% 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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