1, St James Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Residential. 1 related planning application.

1, St James Street

WRENN ID
leaning-clay-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1973
Type
Residential
Address
1, St James Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HA
OS grid reference
ST 862 227
Coordinates
51.00409, -2.19802
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a three-window, stone ashlar building located at 1615 St James Street. Dating to the early 18th century, it has a basement, two storeys, and an attic. The roof is hipped with new slate tiles and features gabled dormers. Casement windows are set within original hollow-moulded stone frames, visible on the doorway and some windows. A plinth and string course are also present. There are three steps leading to the doorway, which is sheltered by a plain hood supported on iron brackets.

Local climate

1, St James Street 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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