17-27, Higher Shapter Street is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. Cottages. 2 related planning applications.

17-27, Higher Shapter Street

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 June 1974
Type
Cottages
Address
17-27, Higher Shapter Street, EX3 0AW
OS grid reference
SX 967 877
Coordinates
50.68011, -3.46261
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The buildings at 17-27 Higher Shapter Street are a group of five cottages dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. They are rendered and two storeys high. The windows are all sash windows with glazing bars, but vary in size and are arranged randomly. Number 21 has a band of anthemion decoration at eaves level, along with two false windows. The roofs are slate. These cottages are listed for their group value, as they contribute to the character of a group of listed buildings along Higher Shapter Street.

Local climate

17-27, Higher Shapter Street receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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 — 18 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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  10. 3 and 4, Lower Shapter Street Grade II 57 m