5 and 7 High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. A Probable 17th or early 18th century Cottage. 1 related planning application.
5 and 7 High Street
- WRENN ID
- knotted-granite-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1975
- Type
- Cottage
- Period
- Probable 17th or early 18th century
- Address
- 5 and 7 High Street, Evington, City of Leicester, LE5 6FH
- OS grid reference
- SK 627 029
- Coordinates
- 52.62038, -1.07454
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a cottage range, likely dating from the 17th or early 18th century, situated facing the village green. The building is constructed of painted brick, rubble, and some timber framing, with thatched roofs. It is two storeys high, featuring four windows which are widely spaced. The windows are a mix of sliding sashes, early casements, and modern casements. Ground floor windows have outside shutters. The doors are plain and date from the 19th century.
Local climate
5 and 7 High Street receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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 — 2 transactions since 2022
- 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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