Woodleys is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. House. 5 related planning applications.
Woodleys
- WRENN ID
- dusted-grate-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Woodleys, Wootton, OX20 1HJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 421 192
- Coordinates
- 51.87026, -1.38986
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Woodleys is a house dating from approximately 1770 to 1780, originally built for Thomas Southam. Around 1818, Thomas Thornhill added flanking polygonal wings. Further additions were made in the 19th century to the left side and rear. The house is constructed of limestone ashlar with a hipped Welsh slate roof and stone end stacks. It has a double-depth plan and is in a late Georgian style.
The main block is three storeys high and features a symmetrical five-window facade, accentuated by raised storey bands. A semi-circular arch tops the 20th-century front door. The windows are six-pane sashes, set within flat stone arches. The polygonal wings were fitted with sashes around 1819. Mid-19th century additions exist at the rear, and an extension was built to the left side in 1887. The interior is not accessible for inspection, but it is noted to contain an early 19th-century staircase with a wrought-iron balustrade.
Local climate
Woodleys receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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