2 and 4, St James Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.

2 and 4, St James Street

WRENN ID
turning-arch-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1973
Type
Cottage
Address
2 and 4, St James Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HA
OS grid reference
ST 862 227
Coordinates
51.00416, -2.19764
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 2 and 4 St James Street are a pair of cottages located on the south side of St James Street. No 2 is a stone rubble cottage from the 18th century, while No 4 is from the 19th century. No 2 is a single-storey building on the road side and features a casement window with lead glazing and a thatched roof. In contrast, No 4 has a slate roof and is two storeys tall, with two 2-light casements on the upper floor and one 2-light casement on the ground floor. The ground floor also includes a six-panel door, where the top two panels have been cut away and glazed. There is a brick addition at the back of No 4.

Local climate

2 and 4, 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 1995
  • 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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