Boots Dispensing Chemist is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1970. Shop, offices. 3 related planning applications.

Boots Dispensing Chemist

WRENN ID
solitary-cobble-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1970
Type
Shop, offices
Address
Boots Dispensing Chemist, 4 and 5, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP
OS grid reference
SP 705 059
Coordinates
51.74752, -0.97877
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Probably originally two houses, this building now serves as a shop and offices. It was likely constructed in the late 18th century, with a modern shop front added to the ground floor in the late 20th century. The building is constructed of grey brick with red brick detailing, and has a slate roof with brick end stacks. It is three storeys high, with a five-window facade. The ground floor shop front features glazed double doors on either side of a central point, with plate glass windows to the left, centre and right. The upper floors retain 12-pane sash windows with flat brick heads, except for recessed panels in the centre of the first and second floors. The ground floor interior has been adapted for retail use in the 20th century.

Local climate

Boots Dispensing Chemist 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 — 4 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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