1 and 3, St Peter's Street is a Grade II listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. House. 14 related planning applications.

1 and 3, St Peter's Street

WRENN ID
little-sentry-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans MP: Daisy Cooper (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1950
Type
House
Address
1 and 3, St Peter's Street, St Peters Street, AL1 3DH
OS grid reference
TL 147 072
Coordinates
51.75257, -0.3392
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 1 and 3 St Peter's Street is a late 17th-century building that features a facade with two storeys and an attic, displaying seven windows on the first floor. Originally constructed in the early 17th century, the house has undergone various alterations over the years. It has a high-pitched tiled roof adorned with three gabled dormers that have latticed casements. The eaves cornice is deep and modillioned. The exterior is made of brown brick with red and blue brick dressings. The first-floor windows are sash windows with thick glazing bars set in flush box frames, and they feature moulded brick keystones. The central window, which is in a slightly projecting red brick bag, has been lengthened to create a door that leads out to a small balcony with 17th-century wrought iron railings. The ground floor has modern shop fronts on both the left and right sides. Steps lead up to the central door, which has eight fielded panels framed by a plain wooden architrave.

Inside, there are several older features, including massive tie beams and collar beams with closely set posts visible in the attic. The attic floor has a very heavy central beam that runs the entire length of the house. One first-floor room has a close-studded timber wall with a half rail, while another features more widely spaced framing with arch braces. Many heavy oak plank floors remain, along with some Jacobean panelling. A moulded beam dating from around 1600 can be found on the staircase, which has been modernised. The building was demoted from grade II* due to the exterior being spoiled by modern shop fronts.

Local climate

1 and 3, St Peter's 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 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 1 transaction since 2023
  • Related listed building consents — 14 applications
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  • 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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