68 and 70, Botanic Road is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 1972. House. 2 related planning applications.
68 and 70, Botanic Road
- WRENN ID
- hidden-stair-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 November 1972
- Type
- House
- Address
- 68 and 70, Botanic Road, PR9 7NE
- OS grid reference
- SD 364 185
- Coordinates
- 53.65917, -2.96321
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
68 and 70 Botanic Road are a pair of houses, with No. 70 currently functioning as a shop. They were likely built in the late 18th century and underwent alterations in the 19th century. The houses are constructed of handmade brown brick, primarily in English garden wall bond, and feature a slate roof.
The exterior consists of two storeys and has a three-window range. No. 68, located on the right, has a doorway with a wedge lintel and a 20th-century door. To the right of the doorway is a large 12/18 sash window, with another identical window above it, both having raised sills. The lower window also features a wedge lintel. To the left on the first floor, there is a small 3/6 sash window, and the gable wall is rendered with one small 6-pane window on each floor.
No. 70 has an altered double-fronted shop window at the ground floor and a single 12/18 sash window above. There is a gable chimney on the right and a ridge chimney at the junction with the adjoining No. 72 on the left.
The buildings form a group with the adjoining Nos. 72-86 and with Nos. 53, 55, and 57 located opposite.
Local climate
68 and 70, Botanic Road sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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 — 1 transaction since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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