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From Conservation Area Characterr Appraisal: The formal, planned rectilinear grid pattern of the streets and continuous frontages contribute to the strongly enclosed, dignified urban character of the centre of this sub-area, which relaxes near the boundary with some houses being set back with small front gardens. The basic house type in the centre of the area is continuous terraces of 2- or 3-bay houses, 2-storey, shallow pitched roofs with eaves facing the road and the front wall on or near the pavement edge. Window openings are tall and generally plain, with 6/6 timber sashes. Some doorways have arches or pilasters, and doors are panelled, with larger openings to allow vehicle access with boarded doors. Sill courses give a horizontal emphasis. In the core of the area, houses are flat-fronted, but towards the edges, terraces have bays and gables and some houses are detached and set slightly further back from the road. Walls are of warm buff sandstone, laid as squared coursed ashlar or random rubble. Roofs are natural slate, with stone cornice eaves gutters, and chimneys brick with light coloured clay pots. Windows are white-painted timber vertical sliding sash type, and doors painted dark colours. Ashlar walling, sash windows with glazing bars, vehicle opening with pilasters. The area's character is generally restrained, but there is an interesting variety of door openings. Boot scrapers, and iron railings to front gardens are also features. There are a few character shop fronts. Towards the south of the area, houses are more individual, with a greater variety of decorative detail. Fine stone letter cutting is also a feature of the area. Some service roads retain original surfacing.

Summary of architectural/townscape character: 

• Formal grid of straight roads, 2-storey houses built up to pavements as symmetrical stepped terraces
• Mature trees in churchyard and to south
• Walls sandstone ashlar, horizontal emphasis
• Roofs natural slate, gabled or hipped, stone eaves comice gutters, chimneys, clay pots
• Windows white-painted timber vertical 6/6 sash
• Variety of door openings, stonework details, lettering, railings