17 and 17a, Northgate Street is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1971. House. 1 related planning application.

17 and 17a, Northgate Street

WRENN ID
over-bonework-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1971
Type
House
Address
17 and 17a, Northgate Street, CO1 1EZ
OS grid reference
TL 995 255
Coordinates
51.89236, 0.89801
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

17 and 17A Northgate Street is a building dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century. It is constructed of brick, with some areas rendered and painted. The building has two storeys and features sash windows with glazing bars. There is a projecting shop front from the 19th century and a panelled door that is framed by a pilastered surround. The roof is slate and includes decorative bargeboards. This building is part of a group that includes Nos 9 to 21 (odd).

Local climate

17 and 17a, Northgate Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 — 2 transactions since 1996
  • 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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