34-40, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1971. Row of cottages. 8 related planning applications.
34-40, High Street
- WRENN ID
- first-gateway-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1971
- Type
- Row of cottages
- Address
- 34-40, High Street, Benson, OX10 6RP
- OS grid reference
- SU 619 917
- Coordinates
- 51.62104, -1.10628
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of cottages, likely dating from the late 17th century, although it has undergone alterations in the 20th century. The lower part of the building is red brick, while the upper part is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with brick detailing. The roof is covered with old plain tiles, and there are brick ridge stacks located to the left and right of the centre. The cottages are two storeys high and have a five-window facade. The main entrance doors are 20th-century plank doors, found in the centre and to the left and right of the centre, each protected by a 20th-century gabled tiled hood. The windows are 3-light casements, with the exception of a blind panel on the first floor to the right of the centre. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
34-40, High Street sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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