164, 165 and 166, Abbey Foregate is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. Residential. 4 related planning applications.

164, 165 and 166, Abbey Foregate

WRENN ID
worn-alcove-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1953
Type
Residential
Address
164, 165 and 166, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury
OS grid reference
SJ 500 123
Coordinates
52.70654, -2.74021
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 164, 165, and 166 Abbey Foregate is a row of houses, one of which is currently used as a post office. The buildings date from the late 16th century or early 17th century and are timber-framed with a plain tiled roof. They are two storeys high and feature a six-window range. The framing is irregular with square panels and a mid rail on each storey. Each house has a two-unit plan, with central entrances in Nos. 164 and 166, while No. 165 has a doorway to the left. No. 165 has a pedimented canopy over its doorway, No. 164 has a plain architrave on brackets, and No. 166 has a moulded architrave. Sash windows are found flanking the doorway of No. 164, while Nos. 165 and 166 have casement windows. The upper windows are also casements and are irregularly spaced. The roof features four dormers with fretted barge-boards and finials, along with rear and axial stacks.

Local climate

164, 165 and 166, Abbey Foregate receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 4 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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