38 and 40, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1971. House, shop. 2 related planning applications.

38 and 40, High Street

WRENN ID
grey-rotunda-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1971
Type
House, shop
Address
38 and 40, High Street, Southwold, IP18 6AE
OS grid reference
TM 506 763
Coordinates
52.32784, 1.67666
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a late 19th-century house and shop located on High Street in Southwold. The building is constructed of red brick with a slate roof and a brick ridge stack. It has a two-storey, two-window facade. The left side features a plate-glass shop front with a central doorway and a fascia board above. To the right of the shop front is a single 6/6 unhorned sash window with a stuccoed hood supported by consoles. Above, there are two similar sash windows. The interior remains uninspected.

Local climate

38 and 40, High Street receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 2024
  • 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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