Poplar Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Poplar Cottage
- WRENN ID
- turning-bronze-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Poplar Cottage, Boxford, RG20 8DJ
- OS grid reference
- SU 426 717
- Coordinates
- 51.44301, -1.38819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Poplar Cottage is a 17th-century cottage and subsequent alterations. It is constructed of brick and timber framing with brick infill. The roof is thatched and hipped, with a half-hip on the left side. A stack is positioned off-centre to the left. The cottage is one storey high with an attic, and the roof slopes upwards over the attic window. There are two windows to the left of the front door, and a window and door to the right. An attic window is located to the left. All windows are casements, incorporating leaded lights in some cases.
Local climate
Poplar Cottage receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 1997
- 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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