The Old School House is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. A C18 School house. 3 related planning applications.
The Old School House
- WRENN ID
- fallow-pinnacle-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- School house
- Address
- The Old School House, North Side, Steeple Aston, OX25 4SE
- OS grid reference
- SP 475 260
- Coordinates
- 51.9306, -1.31021
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old School House is a building that was originally a school house and is now a residential property. It likely dates from the early 18th century, with extensions added in the late 18th to early 19th century and the 20th century. The structure is made of coursed squared marlstone and limestone rubble, featuring wooden lintels, and has a Stonesfield-slate roof with brick gable stacks.
Originally designed as a single-unit plan, it has been enlarged to two units, with a later rear wing added. The building stands two storeys tall. The front of the earlier marlstone section has, on the first floor, leaded 2-light casements flanking a blocked window. On the ground floor, there is a central casement, with the entrance to the right and a small window to the left that has a chamfered ashlar surround. To the right is an added lower limestone bay, which is set back and features a 2-light casement above a sash window that is five panes wide. Both end gables have stacks, and there is a 20th-century wing at the rear. The interior has not been inspected. The building is included for its group value.
Local climate
The Old School House 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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
- No sale records on file
- 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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