86 and 87, Bancroft is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1951. Commercial building. 1 related planning application.
86 and 87, Bancroft
- WRENN ID
- tired-jade-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 April 1951
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 86 and 87, Bancroft, SG5 1NQ
- OS grid reference
- TL 185 295
- Coordinates
- 51.95155, -0.27617
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 86 and 87 Bancroft is a 17th century plastered building with two storeys, featuring an overhanging upper storey. It has moulded eaves beneath a steep tiled roof, and a large brick chimney stack that has been only slightly restored. The ground floor includes a modern shop window, while the upper floor has twin frames in single cases, which are sashed in the 18th century style.
Local climate
86 and 87, Bancroft 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 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 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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