47 and 48, Fore Street is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. House. 4 related planning applications.
47 and 48, Fore Street
- WRENN ID
- tattered-bastion-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exeter
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1974
- Type
- House
- OS grid reference
- SX 965 879
- Coordinates
- 50.68195, -3.46534
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 47 and 48 Fore Street consist of mid-19th century stucco fronts applied to older buildings, with No. 48 originally constructed around 1708. The buildings feature gabled fronts of differing sizes, incorporating contemporary shops. They extend to two storeys and attics, with two lower ground or cellar storeys facing Ferry Road at the rear. The roof is of old grouted slate, with gabled dormers, and the chimneys are built with 2-inch bricks. The rear elevation of No. 48 is four storeys high, with a four-window arrangement and 18th-century sash windows. It contains a mid-19th century shop front, a panelled interior, and contemporary fittings. The listed buildings on Fore Street form a group.
Local climate
47 and 48, Fore 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 — 5 transactions since 1997
- 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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