1 and 2, King Street is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1952. Shop, house. 1 related planning application.
1 and 2, King Street
- WRENN ID
- slow-trefoil-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1952
- Type
- Shop, house
- Address
- 1 and 2, King Street, Sudbury, CO10 2EB
- OS grid reference
- TL 874 413
- Coordinates
- 52.03879, 0.73198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 1 and 2 King Street are a pair of buildings dating from 1692, located on the north side of King Street. They are constructed from Suffolk brick and rise to three storeys, topped with slate roofs. The facade features a window arrangement of 2:1:2, with the central window set in a slight recess and designed as a sash with glazing bars. A central Doric porch adds to the architectural detail, complemented by stone floor bands and a projecting wood eaves cornice adorned with grouped modillions. On the southeast side, there is an inset tablet inscribed with "T Jones 1816." To the west, there is a two-storey wing with a single window and a ground floor bow window on the return. To the east, a small one-storey shop premises has a modern front and other alterations. Nos 1 to 11 King Street and the Bear Hotel are recognized as a group.
Local climate
1 and 2, King Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 2022
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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