Mill Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1985. House. 4 related planning applications.

Mill Cottage

WRENN ID
old-spindle-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 December 1985
Type
House
Address
Mill Cottage, Mill Street, Wantage
OS grid reference
SU 396 880
Coordinates
51.59028, -1.42891
Source
Historic England listing

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

Description

Mill Cottage is a mid-18th century house located on the north side of Mill Street, Wantage. The house is constructed of brick, likely in a Flemish bond pattern, and is painted white. It has a 20th-century tile roof and brick stacks. Originally designed with a two-unit plan, it was remodelled in the 20th century and now stands as a two-storey house with an attic, featuring a two-window front. A 20th-century gabled porch shelters a 20th-century door, above which is a timber lintel. The ground floor has 20th-century casement windows with segmental arches above them, while the upper floor retains 18th-century three-light leaded casements. Dentilled eaves run along the roofline. Two dormers, each with a three-light leaded casement, light the attic space. The roof is gabled, with gable end stacks. A left-hand extension incorporates an 18th-century four-light leaded casement. The interior of the property has not been inspected.

Local climate

Mill 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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