Paradise Villa the Villa is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1974. Villa. 1 related planning application.
Paradise Villa the Villa
- WRENN ID
- weathered-lime-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 August 1974
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- Paradise Villa the Villa, the Gorge, TF8 7NR
- OS grid reference
- SJ 669 041
- Coordinates
- 52.63409, -2.48933
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Paradise Villa, also known as The Villa, is a large house built in the mid to late 19th century in a Gothic style. The house is constructed of pale buff-coloured brick with dressings of blue and red brick. It has two storeys, an attic, and a basement. A gabled wing projects on the right-hand side, featuring brick buttresses on either side and a tiered, angular bay. Windows are generally casement style with pointed arches, and there are bands of red and blue brick detailing. A small gable is centrally positioned, containing a trefoiled opening. A tiered pentice porch bay features an arched doorway and steps leading upwards, all beneath a tile roof. A two-storey wing is located on the left-hand side.
Local climate
Paradise Villa the Villa receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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