Numbers 4 and 5 and Front Area Railings to Numbers 4 and 5 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1951. House. 3 related planning applications.

Numbers 4 and 5 and Front Area Railings to Numbers 4 and 5

WRENN ID
gilded-banister-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 April 1951
Type
House
Address
Numbers 4 and 5 and Front Area Railings to Numbers 4 and 5, Tilehouse Street, SG5 2DW
OS grid reference
TL 183 288
Coordinates
51.94588, -0.27949
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 4 and 5 are early 19th-century stuccoed houses, each two storeys high with deep eaves that conceal a flat roof. Located on the south side of Tilehouse Street, the building features a slightly recessed carriageway at the southern end, which has a single window above it. The main facade includes four windows set in plain deep reveals, with sunk panels above the upper row that display cast iron balconies featuring a typical 19th-century anthemion motif. There are two round-headed doorways, each with a six-panel door and early Victorian fanlight, framed by simple architraves. Additionally, the front area is enclosed by early 19th-century cast iron railings. Numbers 1 to 17, 19 to 32, and 35 to 40 form a group with these houses.

Local climate

Numbers 4 and 5 and Front Area Railings to Numbers 4 and 5 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 4 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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