Downsteps is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1980. House. 1 related planning application.
Downsteps
- WRENN ID
- tall-cobble-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1980
- Type
- House
- Address
- Downsteps, 1 and 2, Market Street, Charlbury, OX7 3PJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 356 195
- Coordinates
- 51.87326, -1.48312
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Downsteps is likely one house, later divided into two properties, dating from the late 18th century, with possible additions in the 19th century. The building is constructed of coursed squared rubble with timber lintels and a stone slate roof. It is two storeys and an attic, with a three-window front featuring large-paned sash windows with horns. A pair of doors are located in the centre of the ground floor, set below street level, and are sheltered by a continuous hood supported on brackets. Three gabled half-dormers are located in the attic, each with large-paned sash windows and horns. The building has two end chimneys. A probable latrine extension is located at the rear. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Downsteps receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 — 5 transactions since 1997
- 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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