3 and 4, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1974. Commercial building. 3 related planning applications.
3 and 4, High Street
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-shingle-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1974
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 3 and 4, High Street, SG5 1BH
- OS grid reference
- TL 183 291
- Coordinates
- 51.94791, -0.27891
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This property comprises two buildings on the west side of High Street, dating from the 17th or 18th century and subject to later alterations. The front is decorated with pargeting, and the roof is covered with old tiles and features a modillion cornice. The building is three storeys high. Modern shop fronts have been introduced, while the first floor contains lattice casement windows. The second floor has sash windows with glazing bars. Numbers 1 to 6, along with number 33 Market Place, form a notable group.
Local climate
3 and 4, High Street 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2015
- 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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