Laurel Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1985. House. 2 related planning applications.
Laurel Cottage
- WRENN ID
- fossil-gargoyle-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- Laurel Cottage, Goring Heath, RG8 7SY
- OS grid reference
- SU 632 798
- Coordinates
- 51.51424, -1.08993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Laurel Cottage is a house likely dating from the early 18th century, with later 20th-century additions to the rear. It is constructed of flint with brick detailing, and has a hipped roof covered in plain tiles, with a brick end stack on the left side. The house is two storeys high and has a two-window front. A central porch features a single-light window, and a plank door leads to a lean-to addition on the right return. All windows are two-light casements. An original fireplace is located on the ground floor to the left.
Local climate
Laurel Cottage 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 6 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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