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

44, The Avenue

WRENN ID
hidden-glass-ivy
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1987
Type
Cottage
Address
44, The Avenue, Bletsoe, MK44 1QF
OS grid reference
TL 022 582
Coordinates
52.21342, -0.50502
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 17th-century cottage located on the west side of The Avenue in Bletsoe. It is constructed with colourwashed plaster over a timber frame, with some areas of the timber frame replaced by stone and brick. The roof is thatched. The cottage is a single storey in height, with attics.

Local climate

44, The Avenue sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2014
  • 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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