32, Market Place is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Commercial building. 2 related planning applications.

32, Market Place

WRENN ID
little-granite-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Commercial building
Address
32, Market Place, RG1 2DE
OS grid reference
SU 716 734
Coordinates
51.45583, -0.96968
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 32 Market Place is a mid-19th century building that stands four storeys tall. It features painted brickwork and has three bays with glazing bar sash windows that have segmental heads and keys. A moulded cornice is present at the blocking course, and the roof is concealed. The ground floor has been modernized, but retains a moulded fascia cornice above. This building is included for its group value with other nearby structures.

Local climate

32, Market Place sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
  • 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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