4 and 5, West Walks is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. House. 5 related planning applications.

4 and 5, West Walks

WRENN ID
far-rubble-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1950
Type
House
Address
4 and 5, West Walks, Dorchester, DT1 1RE
OS grid reference
SY 689 905
Coordinates
50.71395, -2.44067
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are a pair of mid-19th century stucco-fronted buildings on the east side of West Walks. They have a hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves supported by brackets. The buildings are three storeys high, with four ranges of sash windows with glazing bars. The ground floor has French windows. A giant Tuscan pilaster order runs up the ground and first floors, while panelled pilasters appear on the second floor. Nos 1 to 6, West Walks, including the wall between Nos 5 and 6, form a group of buildings with group value.

Local climate

4 and 5, West Walks receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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 — 3 transactions since 2008
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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