St John's Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

St John's Lodge

WRENN ID
hidden-terrace-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1976
Type
Cottage
Address
St John's Lodge, 4, Star Road, RG4 5BS
OS grid reference
SU 724 744
Coordinates
51.46479, -0.95792
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St John’s Lodge comprises three cottages of varying heights and dates, with origins in the 17th century and later extensions. The cottages have rendered and pebbledashed fronts. The roofs are tiled, with older tiles visible at the rear. The central cottage is likely from the 17th century and features two modern three-light oriels on the first floor and a verandah porch on the ground floor. The central doorway has reeded details, and the interior retains contemporary stud partitions. The right-hand cottage is probably from the late 18th century, with glazing bar sash windows on the first floor, blind boxes, and a central porch on the ground floor, now displaying a two-window facade. The left-hand cottage dates to the early 19th century and is a single bay. The rear elevation incorporates glazing bar sash windows, exposed timberwork within two gables and a gabled break.

Local climate

St John's Lodge 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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