1, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 December 1971. Commercial. 1 related planning application.
1, High Street
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-cupola-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 December 1971
- Type
- Commercial
- Address
- 1, High Street, Abingdon on Thames, OX14 5BD
- OS grid reference
- SU 497 970
- Coordinates
- 51.67018, -1.28186
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 1 High Street is a building dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It features a stucco front that conceals a hipped roof from 17th century houses, showcasing an interesting example of architectural transformation. The building has four storeys and includes a blocking course. It has two windows with a frieze and cornice, both with wooden frames. One of the windows is not blocked and is a double-hung sash with glazing bars. The elevation facing the Market Place has one window on both the third and second floors, also featuring a frieze and cornice. Nos. 1 to 15 (odd) form a group.
Local climate
1, High Street 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2001
- 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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