The Elms is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1986. House. 4 related planning applications.
The Elms
- WRENN ID
- narrow-chalk-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 July 1986
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Elms, Gloucester Street, Faringdon, Great Faringdon, SN7 7HY
- OS grid reference
- SU 286 955
- Coordinates
- 51.65836, -1.58727
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Elms is an early to mid-18th century house that was altered and refaced in the early 19th century. It is constructed of rubble stone, now with a cement render on the front. The house is two storeys and an attic, with a plain tile roof and an east end wall stack. The south front has a two-window range, and appears three storeys high with a parapet. It features sash windows with margin lights and stone sills, set within stone surrounds to the ground floor windows and door. A stone plinth is also present. A lean-to extension has been added to the west side, incorporating a window and a stepped parapet which match the rest of the building.
Inside, there is an earlier 18th century wood staircase in the entrance hall, characterised by panelled ends to the treads and brackets beneath. It has turned balusters. Two fielded panelled doors are also present. An east-side ground floor room is panelled with a moulded dado rail and cornice, and includes a semicircular niche. A rendered rear wing exists, with a larger mid-19th century rear extension beyond. A marble fireplace is in a ground floor room.
Local climate
The Elms receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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 — 24 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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