Istra House (Part), University of Buckingham is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1973. Student residence.
Istra House (Part), University of Buckingham
- WRENN ID
- carved-granite-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1973
- Type
- Student residence
- Address
- Istra House (Part), University of Buckingham, 2, Hunter Street, MK18 1DQ
- OS grid reference
- SP 693 335
- Coordinates
- 51.99638, -0.99168
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Istra House, part of the University of Buckingham, is a house that now serves as a student residence. It dates from the early 19th century, although it has older origins and has undergone alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is rendered over coursed limestone rubble and features a plain-tile roof with brick end stacks. It has a two-unit plan and is two stories high with a three-window range. The central entrance consists of a six-panel door with panelled reveals and a moulded wood surround. The ground floor has 20-pane sash windows, while the first floor features 16-pane sash windows. Additional architectural details include a plinth, cogged brick eaves, and three gabled roof dormer windows that contain two-light casement windows. Inside, there is a 19th-century dogleg staircase, which has been altered in the 20th century, leading from the ground floor to the attic. This staircase features stick balusters and turned newels.
Local climate
Istra House (Part), University of Buckingham sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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