39 and 40, Market Place is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1969. House, shop. 2 related planning applications.
39 and 40, Market Place
- WRENN ID
- tenth-sentry-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1969
- Type
- House, shop
- Address
- 39 and 40, Market Place, Wantage
- OS grid reference
- SU 398 879
- Coordinates
- 51.58885, -1.42658
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This house, now shops, dates from the early to mid 17th century. It is located on the north side of Wantage Market Place, originally part of a group with number 41, though that has been separated. The building has a timber-frame structure, significantly restored in the mid-20th century, with herringbone brick panels and a stone slate roof, incorporating a brick stack with oversailing courses. The plan is based on two units, and the building is three storeys high with a three-window front. Modern shop fronts have been installed. The upper floors are jettied, with brattishing and restored brackets. The windows are modern, featuring three- and two-light cross windows with ovolo-moulded mullioned lights to the first floor. The interior contains chamfered and stopped beams. The first floor and attic were not inspected, but are likely to contain features of interest.
Local climate
39 and 40, Market Place receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 4 transactions since 2012
- 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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