78 and 80 High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1980. Commercial building. 7 related planning applications.
78 and 80 High Street
- WRENN ID
- pale-cornice-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 July 1980
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 78 and 80 High Street, Bildeston, IP7 7EA
- OS grid reference
- TL 993 493
- Coordinates
- 52.10631, 0.90926
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 19th century red brick building on High Street. It is two storeys high and has a symmetrical three-window front. Each window is a double-hung sash with glazing bars, set in simple reveals. A small 19th century shop front, featuring pilasters and a cornice, is located at the south end of the building. The roof is slate and hipped, with a central chimney stack. The building is included on the list for its contribution to the group value of the surrounding area.
Local climate
78 and 80 High Street 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 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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