340 and 342, Old Street EC1 is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1975. Building. 4 related planning applications.
340 and 342, Old Street EC1
- WRENN ID
- plain-pier-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hackney
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch MP: Dame Meg Hillier (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1975
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 340 and 342, Old Street EC1, EC1V 9DS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 332 826
- Coordinates
- 51.52668, -0.08111
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 18th century double-span building of three storeys and an attic, originally with two windows facing the front. It has a rounded tiled gambrel roof with flat dormers. The building is constructed of painted brick and features a parapet. Fine, precisely-cut segmental brick arches frame wide sash windows with glazing bars. A modern shop now occupies the ground floor.
Local climate
340 and 342, Old Street EC1 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 1999
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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