Downs House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1990. House. 2 related planning applications.
Downs House
- WRENN ID
- strange-parapet-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1990
- Type
- House
- Address
- Downs House, Shilton, OX18 4AB
- OS grid reference
- SP 267 085
- Coordinates
- 51.77531, -1.61401
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Downs House is a house that likely dates from the late 17th century, with extensions from the 18th century and various alterations and modernizations. It is constructed of coursed rubble and features a Cotswold stone roof. The building has a mix of window styles, including irregular 1:1:2:1 mullion windows, with the left-hand range being shorter than the right-hand range, except for two 20th-century mullion windows located above a 20th-century gabled porch. There are also rubble windows in the style of the 18th century, and a blocked window to the right of the far left window. Inside, the staircase has been moved, but some late 17th-century splat-balusters have been reused for the current attic landing. The house is noted for its group value.
Local climate
Downs House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2020
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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