Orchard Dene House is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1966. House. 5 related planning applications.
Orchard Dene House
- WRENN ID
- riven-hall-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1966
- Type
- House
- Address
- Orchard Dene House, Watts Lane, Blewbury, OX11 9PS
- OS grid reference
- SU 533 859
- Coordinates
- 51.5701, -1.23189
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Orchard Dene House is likely a 17th-century house, probably originally a farmhouse. It is constructed of large timber framing with painted brick infill, with painted brick also used on the right side and to the ground floor on the left. The roof is thatched, hipped to the right and half-hipped to the left, with brick ridge stacks located left and right of centre. The house has a 2-storey, 2-window range to the right, and a single-storey-and-attic 2-window range to the left, with a cross-wing to the right rear. The windows are casements with leaded lights, arranged irregularly. A cross-wing forms the right return, with a 2-storey, 3-window range. A panelled door is located centrally. The interior has not been inspected, but is likely to be of interest. This building has group value, contributing to the character of the area.
Local climate
Orchard Dene House 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 2 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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