1, Holywell Street is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. House. 2 related planning applications.
1, Holywell Street
- WRENN ID
- mired-tin-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1954
- Type
- House
- Address
- 1, Holywell Street, OX1 3SA
- OS grid reference
- SP 519 065
- Coordinates
- 51.75487, -1.24924
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No 1 Holywell Street is a house that was likely re-cased in the late 18th century, with the original structure possibly dating back to the 17th century, as indicated by the east wall. The building is three stories tall and features stuccoed rubble on an ashlar base, along with cellars. The dressings are also made of ashlar.
The ground and first floors are highlighted by a front doorway in stucco, which has coved imposts and a semi-circular arch. Above the doorway is a moulded stone hood supported by brackets. There is a projecting stone moulded frame above this for a sash window, which features a pediment and scrolled consoles on the architrave. The top of the parapet has plain coping. The building has modern brick stacks and five sash windows with glazing bars, all set within stone frames, architraves, and cills.
A drawing made in 1822 by J C Buckler shows the exterior as it was at that time. All the listed buildings on the north side of Holywell Street form a group.
Local climate
1, Holywell Street sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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.
- No sale records on file
- 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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