The Stores is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. Shop, house. 2 related planning applications.
The Stores
- WRENN ID
- western-truss-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1978
- Type
- Shop, house
- Address
- The Stores, 12, the Street, Assington, CO10 5LJ
- OS grid reference
- TL 934 381
- Coordinates
- 52.00849, 0.81654
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Stores is a 18th century or possibly earlier timber-framed and plastered house that has undergone significant alterations and renovations in the 20th century, during which it was converted into a shop. The building has two storeys and features casement windows from the 20th century. The ground storey includes two 20th century bow windows designed in an 18th century style. The roof is tiled. This building is included for its group value.
Local climate
The Stores sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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