The Old House is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 December 1971. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Old House

WRENN ID
secret-gravel-kestrel
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
House
Address
The Old House, 49, Northcourt Road, Abingdon on Thames, OX14 1PJ
OS grid reference
SU 500 983
Coordinates
51.6817, -1.27762
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old House is a building with origins dating from the 17th century or early 18th century, with early 19th century additions to the west. It features a gable facing the road and stands two storeys tall. The left section is constructed of rubble with a brick plinth and a brick dentil cornice, topped with a tile roof. There are three windows set within brick rusticated architraves that have apron cills and segmental arches, fitted with modern leaded casements. To the right, there is a small flat-roofed canted bay with 19th century glazing. A brick band runs between the storeys. The taller two-storey section to the right is made of brick and also has a tile roof. It contains one window with a flat arch, featuring a double hung sash with glazing bars. The older part of the house has been modified in the early 19th century, showcasing flat arched fenestration in brick architraves, again with double hung sashes that include glazing bars. There have been further additions to the north.

Local climate

The Old House 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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