39 40, Downing Street is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1972. House. 2 related planning applications.

39 40, Downing Street

WRENN ID
ruined-alcove-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waverley
Constituency
Farnham and Bordon MP: Gregory Stafford (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1972
Type
House
Address
39 40, Downing Street, Farnham, GU9 7PH
OS grid reference
SU 839 467
Coordinates
51.21395, -0.79926
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early to mid-19th century building comprising two properties, Nos. 39 and 40 Downing Street. It is three storeys high and features four bays for each property, with the pair of bays flanked by giant plain pilasters. The slate roof is gabled, with stacks on either side. The front is stuccoed and features an eaves cornice with brackets. The windows are sash windows with three panes per sash, set within reveals and have moulded stucco surrounds, with lugs beneath the sills. A segmental-headed doorway is located at the left-hand end of the ground floor, with a plain door and a segmental fanlight above. Modern shop fronts are also present on the ground floor. Nos. 37 to 41 Downing Street form a group.

Local climate

39 40, Downing Street receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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