Nos. 25-34 Oaklands is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 2013. Block of flats.

Nos. 25-34 Oaklands

WRENN ID
small-hammer-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 2013
Type
Block of flats
Address
Nos. 25-34 Oaklands, Bulmershe Road, Berkshire
OS grid reference
SU 735 728
Coordinates
51.44988, -0.94335
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 25-34 Oaklands is a three-storey block constructed with heavily raked dark brickwork, featuring horizontal white weatherboarding and bands of black vertical boarding on the upper floors, along with flat roofs. The building contains six maisonettes on the upper two floors and four flats below, each with its own external doorway located on the east side. The flats typically have plans with 2 bedrooms, while the maisonettes offer 2 to 3 bedrooms and include balconies accessible from their first-floor living rooms.

The exterior on the east side, which serves as the entrance, features projecting brick walls that create a series of irregularly-shaped yards, enclosed by white boarded timber gates. The original front doors are made of white-painted timber with two large glazed panels. Windows are centrally-hinged black timber casements, with those on the upper floors set within bands of black vertical boarding. The living-room windows are taller, resulting in a varied pattern of fenestration. On the west side, the flats have glazed sliding doors with black timber surrounds that open onto semi-enclosed patios. A continuous balcony at first-floor level has a parapet that is lowered in sections to provide views from the maisonette living rooms.

Inside, original fittings such as built-in cupboards, glazed partitions between living rooms and kitchens, and timber handrails for the stairs remain in varying degrees across the estate.

Local climate

Nos. 25-34 Oaklands sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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