Willow Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. House. 1 related planning application.
Willow Cottage
- WRENN ID
- nether-pillar-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Willow Cottage, Main Street, Grove, OX12 7HX
- OS grid reference
- SU 401 896
- Coordinates
- 51.60463, -1.42219
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Willow Cottage is an 18th-century house with later alterations. The left side is painted brick, while the right side is rendered, likely over timber framing, and has a thatched roof. Brick end stacks are present. The house is a single storey with an attic, and has a 3-window front. A stable door is located to the left of the centre. The windows are a mix of 19th-century casements, arranged irregularly. Two swept dormers are visible in the roof. Inside, the ground floor features boxed beams and blocked fireplaces.
Local climate
Willow Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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 — 5 transactions since 2006
- 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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