31 and 33, Buttermarket is a Grade II listed building in the Ipswich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1972. House. 1 related planning application.

31 and 33, Buttermarket

WRENN ID
fallow-rafter-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich MP: Jack Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 August 1972
Type
House
Address
31 and 33, Buttermarket, IP1 1BH
OS grid reference
TM 163 445
Coordinates
52.05721, 1.155
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

31 and 33 Buttermarket is a building that dates from the late 13th century or early 19th century, featuring a plastered front that likely covers a 17th-century timber-framed structure. It stands three storeys tall and has four window openings, which contain double-hung sash windows with glazing bars set in flush cased frames. The ground floor has been altered to accommodate 20th-century shops. The roof is slate, and there is a modillion eaves soffit. This building is part of a group that includes Nos 21 to 41 (odd) and Nos 18 to 30 (even).

Local climate

31 and 33, Buttermarket 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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