The House of Simon is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. A C16 House. 3 related planning applications.
The House of Simon
- WRENN ID
- first-ember-gold
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Address
- The House of Simon, 123, High Street, Burford, OX18 4RG
- OS grid reference
- SP 251 120
- Coordinates
- 51.80691, -1.63678
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a house with shops, likely dating from the 16th century, and altered subsequently. It has a steeply-pitched slate roof. The upper floors are timber-framed and slightly jettied, with a cill rail to the second floor, and plaster infill. The house is three storeys high, with two windows on each floor. The first floor has mid-19th century sash windows. Projecting shop windows with an angled corner are set within an ashlar surround, with an entrance in the centre. There is an alleyway entry to the left, with a Tudor arch containing roses in the spandrels and a datestone above. The alleyway is angled, with another Tudor arch providing access to the rear. The shop is entered from the alley. The datestone displays the woolmark of Simon Wisdom and the date 1582. Inside, there are chamfered beams, probably dating from the 16th century, featuring stepped stops and massive corbels supporting the first-floor fireplace.
Local climate
The House of Simon 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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