Meadowcroft is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. House. 3 related planning applications.

Meadowcroft

WRENN ID
haunted-plinth-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1987
Type
House
Address
Meadowcroft, High Street, Knotting and Souldrop, MK44 1EY
OS grid reference
SP 985 617
Coordinates
52.24503, -0.55787
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Meadowcroft is a house with origins dating back to the 17th century, which underwent alterations in the 19th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble and features a new tiled roof. The house has a central stack and a three-room layout, with one storey and attics. The elevation facing the road includes two three-light casement windows with glazing bars and wooden lintels. Each gable end of the house has two windows.

Local climate

Meadowcroft sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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