The Firs is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1985. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Firs
- WRENN ID
- muffled-moulding-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Firs, Nunney Green, Mapledurham, RG4 7UR
- OS grid reference
- SU 671 792
- Coordinates
- 51.50789, -1.03409
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Firs is a cottage, likely built in the early 18th century, with a 20th-century extension. It features timber framing with brick infill and a thatched roof, along with a brick ridge stack. The cottage has a two-unit plan and is a single storey with a two-bay range. There is a 20th-century door on the left and a two-light casement window on the right. The timber framing is visible on the left and right returns, as well as at the rear. The interior has not been inspected. There is a 20th-century lean-to extension on the left return and another 20th-century addition at the rear.
Local climate
The Firs 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
- 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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