181, Watling Street West is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1951. Shop, dwelling.
181, Watling Street West
- WRENN ID
- gilded-ember-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 1951
- Type
- Shop, dwelling
- Address
- 181, Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6BX
- OS grid reference
- SP 693 486
- Coordinates
- 52.13197, -0.98887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 181 on Watling Street West is a shop and dwelling that dates back to the 17th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. The building features a timber-framed structure, a plain-tile roof from the 20th century, and a brick stack at one end. It has a two-unit plan and is two stories high with a two-window range. The ground floor has been significantly altered and rebuilt in the 20th century, now featuring a modern shop window and door. The first floor is close-studded and includes three-light leaded bay windows. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
181, Watling Street West sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 1997
- No related consent applications matched
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