3 and 5, Low Ousegate is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1983. House. 5 related planning applications.

3 and 5, Low Ousegate

WRENN ID
gilded-grate-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
York
Constituency
York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1983
Type
House
OS grid reference
SE 602 516
Coordinates
53.95746, -1.08291
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 3 and 5 Low Ousegate are two houses with shops, built between 1810 and 1820, which now have a combined shopfront from the 20th century. The exterior was renovated in 1992. They are constructed from orange-grey brick in Flemish bond, featuring window arches made of orange gauged brick, although No. 5 is completely painted. The buildings have a timber mutule eaves cornice and a slate roof with brick stacks.

The front is four stories tall with irregular window arrangements. Each house has two 12-pane sash windows on the first floor, with No. 5 also having an additional tall 8-pane sash. On the second floor, both houses have one unequal 9-pane sash, with No. 3 having one blocked window and No. 5 having one unequal 6-pane sash. On the third floor, each house has one squat 6-pane sash, with No. 3 having one blocked window and No. 5 having one 4-pane sash. All windows feature flat arches of brick, and those on the second and third floors have sills. Additionally, two painted cast-iron cats are attached to the fronts; one is on the sill of the blocked second-floor window of No. 3, and the other is on the wall between the second-floor windows of No. 5. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

3 and 5, Low Ousegate receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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