79 and 79a, Wolborough Street is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1972. House. 1 related planning application.
79 and 79a, Wolborough Street
- WRENN ID
- high-hearth-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 June 1972
- Type
- House
- Address
- 79 and 79a, Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1LG
- OS grid reference
- SX 855 710
- Coordinates
- 50.52787, -3.61598
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-19th century house located on Wolborough Street in Newton Abbot. It is a double-depth plan dwelling with a rear left wing. The exterior is characterised by 20th-century incised rendering and a slate roof, with no visible chimney stacks. The facade has two storeys and a two-window range, featuring plate-glass sash windows with horns. A panelled door is situated to the right, above a heavy concrete lintel. The interior has not been inspected. The building forms part of a group of listed buildings along Wolborough Street.
Local climate
79 and 79a, Wolborough Street receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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