Nos. 51, 53, 55, 55a and 57 High Street, Wivenhoe is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. Terrace of dwellings. 3 related planning applications.

Nos. 51, 53, 55, 55a and 57 High Street, Wivenhoe

WRENN ID
quiet-spire-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 1982
Type
Terrace of dwellings
Address
Nos. 51, 53, 55, 55a and 57 High Street, Wivenhoe, CO7 9AZ
OS grid reference
TM 038 216
Coordinates
51.85627, 0.95911
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a terrace of five early to mid-19th century houses located on Wivenhoe High Street. The terrace was altered in the 20th century, particularly at the rear. The houses are constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with slate roofs. The terrace has a gabled roof, a brick stack at one end and a central ridge stack topped with pots, and overhanging eaves. A moulded brick arch provides vehicular access to the rear of the properties. To the left of the arch is a hornless 6-over-6 sash window. To the right of the arch are two doorways with timber panelled doors in moulded wooden frames, alongside matching hornless 6-over-6 sash windows. The first floor features four smaller but matching 6-over-6 sash windows. Return wall casement windows with glazing bars are visible on the wall of the archway. The rear elevation has been remodelled. The interior of the properties has not been inspected.

Local climate

Nos. 51, 53, 55, 55a and 57 High Street, Wivenhoe sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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  • Sale history — 9 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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