The Old Rectory, The Open University is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1952. House. 1 related planning application.
The Old Rectory, The Open University
- WRENN ID
- under-lantern-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central MP: Emily Darlington (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, The Open University, Groveway, Walton, MK7 6BB
- OS grid reference
- SP 886 368
- Coordinates
- 52.02316, -0.70876
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house, now part of The Open University. It dates back to the 17th century, with later additions from the 18th and 19th centuries. The exterior is predominantly colourwashed brick, partially concealing timber framing. The roof is covered with old tiles, and there are brick chimneys. The house is two storeys and an attic, arranged in an L shape. The southwestern corner features a timber-framed section with vertical studs and red brick infilling, with the west end roughly plastered. The windows are largely irregular 18th-century sash windows. The south front includes a late 18th-century addition in the centre and a 19th-century projecting wing on the right. The north front has 19th-century additions on either side, with a two-storey gabled porch in the centre, and 19th-century segmental arched windows.
Local climate
The Old Rectory, The Open University sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 3 transactions since 2000
- 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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