Oak House is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 December 1953. House. 3 related planning applications.
Oak House
- WRENN ID
- still-pedestal-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1953
- Type
- House
- Address
- Oak House, B4231, Newland, GL16 8NJ
- OS grid reference
- SO 555 093
- Coordinates
- 51.78117, -2.64643
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Oak House is a house, now serving as a home for individuals with mental disabilities. It dates from the late 18th century, built on a 17th-century core. The exterior is finished in stucco with a hipped roof made of concrete slate and features two stone end stacks and a parapet. The building has an L-shape with a separate wing to the left and stands three storeys tall.
The front facade has three windows, which are glazing bar sashes with flush sash boxes arranged in a triple: single: triple pattern. These windows have large voussoirs and grooved keystones. The ground floor also features three windows, which are 12-pane sashes. To the left, there is a door with a large flat wooden hood that has a cornice and a reeded doorcase. The original door has only two lower panels remaining. The wing to the left has two windows similar to the main range, with some Gothick interlaced tracery on the left return. On the right return of the main range, there are some leaded mullion and transom casements, along with a Venetian window set in a recessed blind arch.
Inside, many original fittings remain, particularly in the front hall, which features panels with carved swags over the doors, a fireplace with slightly rusticated blocks and voussoirs, and a panelled overmantel. The interior also includes elaborately moulded doors and internal shutters.
Local climate
Oak House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
- 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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