2 and 3, Cowley Place is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. House. 1 related planning application.

2 and 3, Cowley Place

WRENN ID
gaunt-hinge-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East MP: Anneliese Dodds (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
House
Address
2 and 3, Cowley Place, OX4 1DX
OS grid reference
SP 522 059
Coordinates
51.74975, -1.24489
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 2 and 3 Cowley Place are early 19th-century houses. They are plastered and painted, standing three storeys tall in a square block design. Each house features two windows, although the windows are unevenly divided between them. The houses have sash windows with glazing bars and panelled doors that have rectangular lights above. The roof is hipped and covered with slate.

Local climate

2 and 3, Cowley Place 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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