54 and 56, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the East Hampshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1977. House pair. 2 related planning applications.
54 and 56, High Street
- WRENN ID
- endless-quartz-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hampshire
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 March 1977
- Type
- House pair
- Address
- 54 and 56, High Street, Alton, GU34 1ET
- OS grid reference
- SU 717 392
- Coordinates
- 51.14844, -0.97623
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The buildings at 54 and 56 High Street date from the early 19th century. They are two storeys high and constructed of brick. The ground floor now has modern shop fronts. A moulded wooden cornice runs along the eaves. Number 54 is two bays wide, with two recessed sash windows on the first floor, featuring glazing bars. Number 56 is three bays wide and includes a canted bay window, a blank window, and a recessed sash window with glazing bars on the first floor.
Local climate
54 and 56, High Street receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2000
- 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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