6 and 8, West Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1950. Commercial building. 10 related planning applications.
6 and 8, West Street
- WRENN ID
- high-loft-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1950
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 6 and 8, West Street, Blandford Forum, DT11 7AJ
- OS grid reference
- ST 884 062
- Coordinates
- 50.8559, -2.16603
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
These are two adjoining buildings, numbers 6 and 8 West Street, dating from after 1731. They form a five-storey, five-window front constructed of brickwork. The upper floors have centrally placed windows with round heads, featuring moulded imposts and triple keys. A coved eaves cornice runs along the top. The sash windows have slightly segmental heads; two of the arches on the second floor are shaped on the underside. The buildings include two Victorian shop fronts.
Local climate
6 and 8, West Street receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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 — 5 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 10 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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