Somerford Keynes House is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1986. Vicarage, detached house. 8 related planning applications.
Somerford Keynes House
- WRENN ID
- waiting-threshold-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1986
- Type
- Vicarage, detached house
- Address
- Somerford Keynes House, Main Street, GL7 6DN
- OS grid reference
- SU 017 954
- Coordinates
- 51.65785, -1.97601
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Somerford Keynes House is a large detached house, originally a vicarage until 1916. The core of the building was begun in 1804 for Rev. Nathaniel George Woodrooffe, with significant additions to the east and west in 1853, and further enlargement to the east in 1920. The original section is faced with ashlar, while the sides have coursed and dressed stone, with flush quoins on the west side. The roof is slate, with deep eaves and ashlar stacks featuring moulded cornices.
The main, south-facing front has ten windows, all with 12 panes and some with louvred shutters. A half-glazed door is positioned on the far right, above a decorative fanlight. The west end features two full-height windows. The north front steps back twice from east to west and incorporates nine 12-pane sashes. The central, oldest section on this side is constructed of coursed dressed stone and features a stone Doric porch with two columns on bases, two pilasters, an entablature, and a blocking course. This porch provides access to a four-panel door with recessed moulded panels in two leaves. A long, 24-pane stair window is located to the left of the porch.
The interior remains largely intact, including a baluster staircase in the central section.
Local climate
Somerford Keynes House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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 — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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