2 4, Paddock Road is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1976. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.

2 4, Paddock Road

WRENN ID
under-slate-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1976
Type
Cottage
Address
2 4, Paddock Road, RG4 5BY
OS grid reference
SU 725 744
Coordinates
51.4646, -0.95729
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of 18th-century cottages located on Paddock Road, dated 1731, as indicated by bricks at the base of the ground floor windows. The cottages are two storeys with an attic, and originally comprised three bays. The construction is primarily flint with brick quoins and horizontal brick bands spaced 18 inches apart. The right-hand cottage has been rebuilt in brick. The roof is covered in old tiles. The windows are a mix of irregular casements and one sash window. Simple doors are situated at the gable ends. Number 2 features a gabled porch and a mid-19th-century two-storey extension to the rear, which includes two half-dormers. Number 4 has a single-storey porch extension and a large, tapering external chimney stack. The rear of Number 4 reveals older timber framing. The interior of Number 2 has been remodelled into an open-plan layout. A ground floor chimney piece bears the date 1731.

Local climate

2 4, Paddock Road 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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  • Sale history — 8 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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