Primrose Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1985. A 18th Century Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Primrose Cottage
- WRENN ID
- second-vestry-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Period
- 18th Century
- Address
- Primrose Cottage, Reading Road, Kidmore End, RG4 9HG
- OS grid reference
- SU 676 796
- Coordinates
- 51.51151, -1.02609
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Primrose Cottage is a cottage dating from the 18th century, with a 20th-century addition to the rear. It features large timber framing with painted brick infill and a thatched roof, along with a brick stack. The cottage has a two-unit plan and is single storey with an attic, presenting a two-window range. There are two plank doors leading to a single-storey wing on the right side. To the left, there is a two-light casement window, while the right side has a four-light casement window. A swept dormer is located in the roof, and there is an end stack on the right. The left-hand return has a flint wall with brick dressings. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Primrose Cottage 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
- 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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