25 and 27, Castle Square is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1963. A Georgian Cottage. 1 related planning application.
25 and 27, Castle Square
- WRENN ID
- stranded-casement-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 1963
- Type
- Cottage
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- 25 and 27, Castle Square, Benson, OX10 6SD
- OS grid reference
- SU 617 917
- Coordinates
- 51.6209, -1.10923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two cottages, likely built in the mid-18th century with alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The walls are roughcast over limestone rubble, with an old plain-tile roof and brick stacks. The cottages are single-storey with an attic, and have a two-window front. There are 20th-century glazed doors located to the left and right of the centre. The windows are a mix of 20th-century casements, arranged irregularly. The right return side is of limestone rubble with brick dressings and has irregular casement windows. The interior was not inspected. The cottages are included on the list for their contribution to the group value of the surrounding buildings.
Local climate
25 and 27, Castle Square 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 — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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