The Poplars is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1951. House. 5 related planning applications.
The Poplars
- WRENN ID
- rusted-flue-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 1951
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Poplars, 31, Upper High Street, Thame, OX9 2DN
- OS grid reference
- SP 709 056
- Coordinates
- 51.74501, -0.97415
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Poplars is a house dating from the early 18th century, with alterations made in the late 19th century. It is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, notable for its flared brick headers. The roof is tiled, featuring bands of plain and fish-scale tiles, and includes brick stacks at the rear. The house is two storeys and has an attic, presenting a three-window facade. The central entrance features a six-panel door with an overlight and a segmental brick surround. Later 19th-century angled stone bays with flat roofs are situated to the left and right of the original facade. The first floor has three unhorned 12-pane sash windows. The attic is accessed by two dormers, each with a segmental roof and a six-pane unhorned sash window. Shaped gables are present at the gable ends. The interior of the house has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Poplars 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 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 2016
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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