20 and 22, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1985. Cottage. 8 related planning applications.
20 and 22, High Street
- WRENN ID
- grim-courtyard-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 November 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 20 and 22, High Street, Benson, OX10 6RP
- OS grid reference
- SU 618 917
- Coordinates
- 51.62088, -1.10744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two cottages stand on the south side of High Street, Benson. They date to the 18th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. The exterior is roughcast, likely over a brick core, and has an old plain-tile roof. Brick ridge stacks are positioned to the left and right of the centre. The cottages are arranged as single storey and attic to the left, and two storeys to the right, with a five-window front. A 20th-century door is located to the left of centre, sheltered by a gabled hood of plain tiles. The left and centre windows are 20-pane sashes. Three horizontal sashes are present to the right. Two half-dormers with 20-pane sashes are situated to the left, while two horizontal sashes are above the centre. A 2-light casement window completes the right-hand side. The interior has not been inspected. This building is of group value due to its contribution to the character of the area.
Local climate
20 and 22, 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 — 3 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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