Folly House is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1968. House. 12 related planning applications.
Folly House
- WRENN ID
- quartered-oriel-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford East MP: Anneliese Dodds (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1968
- Type
- House
- Address
- Folly House, 5, Folly Bridge, OX1 4LB
- OS grid reference
- SP 514 055
- Coordinates
- 51.74604, -1.25657
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Folly House is a picturesque "Gothic" folly built in 1849 on an island within the River Thames. The building is constructed of red and grey brick, incorporating battlements, wrought iron balconies, and Coade stone statues set within niches. It stands three and four storeys high, featuring sash windows with glazing bars and French windows. Extensive decorative brickwork is a prominent feature. The roof is not visible from the street.
Local climate
Folly House 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 6 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 12 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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