79 and 80, Fore Street is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. A Post-Medieval House. 2 related planning applications.
79 and 80, Fore Street
- WRENN ID
- tilted-courtyard-plover
- 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
- Period
- Post-Medieval
- Address
- 79 and 80, Fore Street, EX3 0HQ
- OS grid reference
- SX 965 881
- Coordinates
- 50.68413, -3.46624
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Probably dating to the 17th century, 79 and 80 Fore Street are ancient structures with a more modern pebble-dash front. The rear of the building is constructed of stone, and a lower portion of an external chimney is made of 2-inch bricks. The house is two storeys high with an attic, and has two windows. Small 19th-century shop fronts are located on the ground floor, above which are sash windows with glazing bars. The roof is covered in tarred slate, featuring a single dormer window. A spiral staircase is present within the property. The listed buildings along Fore Street form a notable group.
Local climate
79 and 80, 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 — 3 transactions since 1998
- 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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