2, Market Hill is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1972. Mixed-use building. 6 related planning applications.
2, Market Hill
- WRENN ID
- outer-column-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1972
- Type
- Mixed-use building
- Address
- 2, Market Hill, Diss, IP22 4JZ
- OS grid reference
- TM 116 799
- Coordinates
- 52.37712, 1.1084
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building at 2 Market Hill comprises two distinct sections. The eastern portion dates from the 17th century and was subsequently altered. It is a two-storey and attic structure with one dormer window and a gable-end window, covered with pantiles. The exterior is stuccoed and lined, with an overhanging first floor on the east side. It has a splayed angle, and an entrance at ground floor level. There are four flush frame sash windows; glazing bars remain in two of them on the left side. A ground floor window on the left has central glazing bars and a case with consoles. To the right is a shop front with a wooden case, enriched consoles, and a cornice.
The western portion, likely built in the early 18th century, sits on higher ground. It is three storeys high, with three windows, and has a stuccoed, lined exterior. A cill band marks the second floor, and a dentil eaves cornice runs along the top. Sash windows are found on the second floor, while casement windows are on the first floor, both with architraves. Consoles support the cornices above the first-floor windows. A pedimented window is located centrally on the facade. A projecting shop front on the ground floor features a wooden case, splayed to a central entrance set back behind a full-width "loggia" featuring tall Ionic columns and a balustraded balcony above, which was added later. A small door to the side, accessed by steps and wrought iron railings, is also present. The building occupies an important position and is part of a notable group with numbers 1A, 1B, 1C, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9.
Local climate
2, Market Hill sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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 — 6 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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