8, North Street is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1975. A C19 Commercial building. 4 related planning applications.
8, North Street
- WRENN ID
- western-joist-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1975
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- 8, North Street, Taunton
- OS grid reference
- ST 226 246
- Coordinates
- 51.01589, -3.10348
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 8 North Street is a building likely dating from the early 19th century. It stands three storeys tall and is constructed of painted brick. The building features a cornice and a blocking course, and has three windows that are sashes without glazing bars. The shop front has been modernized. This property is included for its group value with Nos. 4 to 9, which form a cohesive group.
Local climate
8, North Street receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 2 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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