5, Bene't Street is a Grade II listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. House. 2 related planning applications.
5, Bene't Street
- WRENN ID
- twisted-hearth-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1950
- Type
- House
- Address
- 5, Bene't Street, CB2 3QN
- OS grid reference
- TL 448 583
- Coordinates
- 52.20404, 0.11825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No 5 Bene't Street is a building dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century, with a remodel around 1700. It stands three storeys tall and is constructed with a timber frame and plaster, topped with a tile roof. The upper floors project from the first floor level and are adorned with a modillioned eaves cornice. The building features two windows with flush frames and later sash designs, as well as two flat-topped dormers. The interior includes a staircase from around 1700 and other notable features. This property is part of a group that includes Nos 2 to 6 (consecutive) and Nos 8 and 9.
Local climate
5, Bene't Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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.
- No sale records on file
- 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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