Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 October 1969. Bank, post office. 6 related planning applications.
Post Office
- WRENN ID
- quartered-corbel-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 October 1969
- Type
- Bank, post office
- Address
- Post Office, 58, High Street, Banbury, OX16 5JJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 454 404
- Coordinates
- 52.06094, -1.33806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building at No. 58 on Banbury High Street is a former bank that has been converted into a post office. It dates back to the 18th century and was remodeled in the 20th century. The structure is made of stuccoed brick and features a slate roof. It stands three stories tall and has a four-window range. The ground floor was remodeled in the 20th century and includes entrances to the post office. The first floor has four sash windows with stone surrounds and glazing bars, each three panes wide. The second floor features four smaller sash windows with glazing bars and stone sills. The interior was also remodeled in the 20th century. This building is included for its group value.
Local climate
Post Office 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 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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 — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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