The Poplars is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Poplars
- WRENN ID
- muffled-lead-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Poplars, Main Street, West Ilsley, RG20 7AW
- OS grid reference
- SU 475 823
- Coordinates
- 51.53822, -1.31558
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Poplars is an 18th-century house located on the south side of Main Street in West Ilsley. It features a rectangular plan with a short wing at right angles and an outshut in the angle between these sections. The building is constructed of painted brick and render, with a roof that is part timber and part slated. It stands two storeys high and has flanking chimneys, as well as a chimney at the end of the wing.
On the south-east elevation, there are five glazing bar sash windows, a central six-panel door with glazed upper panels, and a rectangular fanlight, all situated beneath a 20th-century porch.
Local climate
The Poplars 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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