High House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. House. 4 related planning applications.
High House
- WRENN ID
- vacant-zinc-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- High House, 45, High Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8JE
- OS grid reference
- ST 863 229
- Coordinates
- 51.0062, -2.19525
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 18th century brick house with a two-window front, originally three stories high. The front facade is constructed of brick with stone or cement detailing. The roof is hipped and covered in stone slates, while the rear of the house has tile hanging. A three-light sash window, along with a dormer featuring a segmental head, are located at the rear. The front sash windows are distinguished by moulded architraves and keystones. Rusticated quoins are present, and the building is finished with a modillion cornice and blocking course. The interior includes an early 18th century staircase and a cupboard fitting. The ground floor has been substantially altered. The building forms part of a group with numbers 43 to 55 (odd) on the same side of the street.
Local climate
High House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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 — 1 transaction since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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