2 Castle Square and 1 and 2 Castle Close is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1985. House. 1 related planning application.
2 Castle Square and 1 and 2 Castle Close
- WRENN ID
- plain-sill-wagtail
- 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
- House
- Address
- 2 Castle Square and 1 and 2 Castle Close, Benson, OX10 6SD
- OS grid reference
- SU 617 917
- Coordinates
- 51.62087, -1.10993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
2 Castle Square and 1 and 2 Castle Close is a house that has been converted into three dwellings. It dates from the early 18th century, with a front added in the late 18th century. The building is made of red brick with grey headers and features a slate hipped roof with brick end stacks. It is two stories high and has a two-window range. The central entrance consists of a six-panel door with an overlight, surrounded by a moulded wood frame and a flat hood supported by shaped brackets. All openings have 12-pane unhorned sash windows. There is a flat brick band between the ground and first floors, and a dentil cornice at the eaves. The right side of the building is constructed of stone rubble with brick dressings and has irregularly placed casement windows. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
2 Castle Square and 1 and 2 Castle Close 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2014
- 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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