Steptoe's House is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. House.

Steptoe's House

WRENN ID
moated-corner-violet
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
Steptoe's House, Grove
OS grid reference
SU 399 908
Coordinates
51.61465, -1.42404
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Steptoe's House is a house dating from the 16th century, which was restored in the mid-20th century. It features a large timber frame with arched braces on the first floor and roughcast infill, sitting on a base of 20th-century brick. The roof is covered with plain tiles, and there is a brick internal stack located to the right of the center. The house is two stories high and has a three-bay range. There is a plank door leading to a lean-to porch on the left side. The windows show irregular placement, with 20th-century casements, except for a three-light wood mullion window located on the ground floor to the left of center. The interior has not been inspected, but it is noted to have visible spine beams and joists.

Local climate

Steptoe's House 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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