The Coombe is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1950. House. 8 related planning applications.

The Coombe

WRENN ID
spare-parapet-marsh
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1950
Type
House
Address
The Coombe, 1-3, Coombe Lane, Penzance, TR18 3LP
OS grid reference
SW 477 310
Coordinates
50.126, -5.53048
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Coombe comprises a part-19th century building in Penzance, situated on Coombe Lane. Constructed primarily of granite ashlar, it features a prominent string course, corner pilasters, sill aprons, and recessed architraves. The roof is slate, with overhanging eaves. The main section has two storeys and three windows, with sash windows incorporating glazing bars. An open entrance porch is supported by two granite Doric columns and an entablature. A section of the building to the side dates from the 18th century and is distinguished by a modillion eaves cornice and two slightly projecting splayed bays. This older section also has two storeys and five windows.

Local climate

The Coombe 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 8 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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