The Old Posting House is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. Villa. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Posting House
- WRENN ID
- eternal-balcony-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- The Old Posting House, Old Bath Road, Newbury, RG14 1QL
- OS grid reference
- SU 463 677
- Coordinates
- 51.40692, -1.33482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Posting House is a mid-19th century villa, built after 1837, and is currently divided into two separate residences. The building has two stories and features a four-window facade facing the road. It is topped with a hipped slate roof and has brick chimneys. The front is finished in stucco, with part of the west side covered in tile hanging. The windows are recessed sash types with glazing bars and shutters, and some include margin lights. There is a splayed bay window on the ground floor. The entrances are located on the west side; No 42 has a doorway that was converted from a former window with margin lights, while No 44 retains its original entrance, which is flanked by pilasters and topped with an entablature.
Local climate
The Old Posting House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 1 transaction since 2000
- 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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