32 and 32a, Market Square is a Grade II* listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1952. A C17 Commercial building. 5 related planning applications.
32 and 32a, Market Square
- WRENN ID
- stranded-grate-claret
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton North MP: Lucy Rigby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 1952
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 32 and 32a, Market Square, Northampton, NN1 2DQ
- OS grid reference
- SP 754 606
- Coordinates
- 52.23854, -0.89579
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This building comprises two properties, number 32 and 32A, located on Market Square. It dates to the later part of the 17th century, with alterations made in the early 18th century. The building is constructed of ironstone and has a Welsh slate roof with a cornice. It is three storeys high, featuring a floor band, quoins, and a plinth. There are five sash windows. Number 32 contains a fine staircase which is documented as being built after a fire in 1675.
Local climate
32 and 32a, Market Square 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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