Greyfriars Oxford Health Department is a Grade II* listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Post-Medieval House. 3 related planning applications.
Greyfriars Oxford Health Department
- WRENN ID
- open-truss-umber
- 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
- Period
- Post-Medieval
- Address
- Greyfriars Oxford Health Department, Paradise Street, OX1 1LD
- OS grid reference
- SP 510 060
- Coordinates
- 51.75072, -1.26234
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Oxford Health Department, formerly known as Greyfriars, is a significant building located on Paradise Street. It features a main range from the late 17th century on the east side, with an early 18th-century block dating around 1700 to the west of the garden. There is also a modern extension further to the west that connects with a 17th-century house. The structure stands three storeys tall, constructed of stone and timber framing, and has notable early 18th-century doorways on the west side of the east range and in the north wall of the garden. The building includes various windows, some of which are sash windows with glazing bars, and is topped with tiled roofs.
Inside, the property boasts impressive panelling and a staircase, all of which are of high quality and should be preserved. For a drawing of the exterior from 1823 by J.C. Buckler, refer to Bodleian Library manuscript Don A.3.II, 103.
Local climate
Greyfriars Oxford Health Department 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 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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