162A, CASTLE STREET (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Terrace. 4 related planning applications.

162A, CASTLE STREET (See details for further address information)

WRENN ID
rooted-fireplace-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Terrace
Address
162A, CASTLE STREET (See details for further address information), RG1 7RP
OS grid reference
SU 708 729
Coordinates
51.45144, -0.98199
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

162A Castle Street is an early to mid-19th century short terrace made of Bath stone, which has since been rendered. The building stands three stories tall with a basement and features eight bays, with the second and seventh bays having gabled breaks. The ground floor is channelled and has a moulded string course above it. The windows are glazing bar sash windows, with marginal glazing in the breaks. On the ground floor, there are four windows and two doors, with the central windows being French casements that open onto a contemporary cast-iron verandah adorned with honeysuckle ornament, which forms a balcony over the basement. The basement also has attractive railings with a honeysuckle pattern. Small balconies are present at the French windows on the ground floor of the breaks, featuring similar handrails. The first-floor windows in the gables are topped with bracketed cornices, while the second-floor windows in the breaks have pediments above them.

Local climate

162A, CASTLE STREET (See details for further address information) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
  • 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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