1,2 and 3, Church Street is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Farmhouse, cottage. 5 related planning applications.
1,2 and 3, Church Street
- WRENN ID
- scattered-cinder-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Farmhouse, cottage
- Address
- 1,2 and 3, Church Street, Somerton, OX25 6NB
- OS grid reference
- SP 497 286
- Coordinates
- 51.95392, -1.27763
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The property comprises a farmhouse, now divided into three cottages, located at 1, 2, and 3 Church Street, Somerton. Dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, it has been extended in the 20th century. The building is constructed of limestone rubble with wooden lintels, and includes squared quoins; it features Welsh-slate roofs and stone-and-brick gable stacks. The original main range, to the right, consists of three bays with a steep-pitched roof. Doorways for cottages 2 and 3 (the latter being a later addition) are flanked by casement windows of 2 and 4 lights, and a single 2-light casement remains on the first floor between larger 3-light windows. The section to the left (cottage 1) was likely raised from a single-storey bay and features 2-light casement windows, sharing a 3-shaft stack with cottage 2. The right gable wall has been partly rebuilt and includes an ashlar-based stack, which returns to a short rear wing. 20th-century single-storey extensions are present at the rear. Internally, the building showcases chamfered beams. The building is included on the list for its group value.
Local climate
1,2 and 3, Church Street 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 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 — 5 transactions since 2001
- 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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