Oak Villa is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1966. House.

Oak Villa

WRENN ID
dark-storey-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale MP: Jade Botterill (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1966
Type
House
Address
Oak Villa, New Road, Woolley
OS grid reference
SE 321 130
Coordinates
53.61266, -1.51481
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Oak Villa is a house dating from the mid to late 18th century. It is constructed of hammer-dressed stone and has a stone slate roof. The building features three bays and stands two storeys tall. The doorway, located between the first and second bays, has monolithic jambs. The windows are fitted with deep lintels and projecting sills, although the glazing has been altered. The rear of the house has been significantly changed, now featuring a large inserted French window. Oak Villa is included in the register for its group value.

Local climate

Oak Villa receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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