168,172 and 174, Castle Street is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Terrace. 1 related planning application.
168,172 and 174, Castle Street
- WRENN ID
- under-copper-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Terrace
- OS grid reference
- SU 708 729
- Coordinates
- 51.45133, -0.98236
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 168, 172, and 174 on Castle Street are a short terrace of buildings dating from the early to mid-19th century. This four-storey structure includes a basement and features a channelled stucco ground floor, with the upper part constructed of brick. It has a bracketed stucco cornice below the third floor, along with a cornice, blocking course, and a slate roof. The terrace consists of eight bays, each with glazing bar sash windows framed by stucco architraves. Five of the first-floor windows have bracketed cornices. The outer angular bays are two storeys high, with pilastered corners, a dentil cornice, and corner wreaths. Originally, there were four doors, but one has been converted into a window for No 170. The doors feature rectangular fanlights, with Nos 168 and 174 having linked oval fanlights, and No 168 retains a lantern. The property is enclosed by area railings and dividing walls, which include one gate pier facing the street.
Local climate
168,172 and 174, Castle Street 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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