14 and 15, Alverton Road is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1974. House. 7 related planning applications.
14 and 15, Alverton Road
- WRENN ID
- dim-pillar-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- 14 and 15, Alverton Road, Penzance
- OS grid reference
- SW 470 302
- Coordinates
- 50.11834, -5.53965
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are two early 19th-century buildings of granite ashlar construction, with steep slate roofs and gable ends. They are three storeys high and originally had seven windows, though the central window is now blocked. The windows are sash windows; No. 15 retains glazing bars, while No. 14 has 2nd-floor casements. The ground floor of No. 15 features reeded architraves. No. 14 has a modern double-fronted shop with bow windows at ground floor level. A modillion eaves cornice runs along the top of the buildings. Numbers 14 to 20 Alverton Road are designated as a group.
Local climate
14 and 15, Alverton Road sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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 1995
- Related listed building consents — 7 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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