Grade II* listed building · Historic England

Oak House

Listed Grade II* since 195076 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings

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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Oak House

Oak House is one of 3 Grade II* listed buildings in Axminster and about 22,127 in England. It was listed on 11 August 1950. It stands in the Axminster conservation area, designated in 1973. Within 400 metres are 46 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1103761↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 listed buildings in about 5 minutes

Axminster · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Directions Walk the tour in Google Maps

1Oak HouseStart here
2Church of St MaryGrade II* · 0.2 mi on

Around it

12 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIOak View14 m IIUnited Reformed Church55 m IIPremises of Axe Vale Social Club57 m IIPremises of Surridge Dawson and Co Ltd73 m IIElson House and Home Lea82 m II*Premises of G C Bateman96 m IICastle Hill House103 m IICastle Mount124 m IIPremises of Regward and Co Ltd137 m IIGeorge Hotel141 m IIRegent Furniture Showrooms146 m IIPremises of International Stores and King's Bakery147 m

More like it

Grade I and II* houses near Axminster

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Great HouseColyton · 4 mi away

BelmontLyme Regis · 5 mi away

Shelby HouseLyme Regis · 5 mi away

7A, 9A, 9, 11, 13 and 13A Fore Street, 1-4 King Charles Mews and water pumpChard · 6 mi away

Marwood HouseHoniton · 8 mi away

39 and 41, New StreetHoniton · 8 mi away

Manor HouseHoniton · 9 mi away

Tudor CottageHorton and Broadway · 10 mi away

Questions about Oak House

Is Oak House listed?

Yes. Oak House is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1103761), first listed on 11 August 1950.

Can you visit Oak House?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is Oak House in a conservation area?

Yes, the Axminster conservation area, designated in 1973.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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