Market Square House is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1973. House. 6 related planning applications.

Market Square House

WRENN ID
muffled-pilaster-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 November 1973
Type
House
Address
Market Square House, Petworth, Chichester, GU28 0AH
OS grid reference
SU 976 216
Coordinates
50.98606, -0.60993
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Market Square House is an 18th-century house located on the south side of Market Square in Petworth. It stands three storeys tall and features two windows on the north side and one window on the east side. The building is constructed of painted brick and has a hipped tiled roof. The glazing bars are intact, and the doorway is adorned with half-columns and a pediment above.

Local climate

Market Square House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2008
  • Related listed building consents — 6 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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