The Laurels is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Laurels
- WRENN ID
- seventh-railing-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1988
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Laurels, Yarnton Road, Cassington
- OS grid reference
- SP 454 110
- Coordinates
- 51.79629, -1.34185
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Laurels is a house formed from two cottages, dating to the 17th century. It is located on the west side of Yarnton Road, Cassington. The building is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, with a gabled thatch roof. There are brick stacks to the rear and right end, the latter finished with brick. The house has a double-depth plan, originally consisting of two one-unit cottages. It is one storey high with an attic, featuring a single-window range. A timber lintel sits above the old plank door and a 20th-century casement window. There is a two-light swept dormer casement in the attic. A timber lintel also covers a 20th-century door at the rear. The interior has not been inspected, but is likely to be of interest.
Local climate
The Laurels 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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 — 2 transactions since 1995
- 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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